Sortir du nucléaire (France)

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Sortir du nucléaire (French "nuclear phase-out") is a federation of about 800 anti-nuclear groups.

Founded in 1997 as a result of the success of the struggle against the Superphénix, the organisation regularly campaigns against the use of nuclear power in France and in the world. Speakers are Stéphane Lhomme (for France) and André Larivière (international).

In September 2007, Sortir du nucléaire declined taking part in the talks with the French government, dubed "Grenelle de l'environnement", in which major ecologist organisations participated[1]

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[edit] March 2007 protests against the EPR

A scene from the event in Toulouse
A scene from the event in Toulouse

On March 17, 2007 simultaneous protests, organised by Sortir du nucléaire, were staged in 5 French towns to protest construction of EPR plants; Rennes, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, and Strasbourg. [2][3]

Stop-EPR claimed that a total of over 60,000 people attended the rallies.[2] The news outlet Evening Echo reported that it was a way to get the issue in the eye of candidates in the April-May two-round presidential elections of 2007. The largest crowd was in Rennes, close to Flamanville in Normandy, where preliminary construction on the EPR is underway.[2] Organisers claimed the number of protesters in Rennes was 30,000 to 40,000. Police estimated the crowd at 10,000.[4]

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  1. ^ "Ecologistes : les nouveaux partenaires", Le Monde, 2007-09-25. Retrieved on 2007-09-25. (French) 
  2. ^ a b c "French protests over EPR", Nuclear Engineering International, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-04-10. 
  3. ^ "France hit by anti-nuclear protests", Evening Echo, 2007-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-04-10. 
  4. ^ "Anti-nuclear rallies fill French cities", AP News, 2007-03-17. Retrieved on 2007-04-10. 

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