Police tear gas anti-nuclear protesters in France By Murielle KASPRZAK Mandres-En-Barrois, France (AFP) March 3, 2018 Police used tear gas during clashes with anti-nuclear protesters at a waste site in northeastern France on Saturday. Demonstrators threw missiles at officers who have been blocking access to woodland at the Bure plant, halfway between Paris and Strasbourg, since a protest camp was dismantled 10 days ago. Lejuc wood was selected by France's radioactive waste agency (ANDRA) for exploratory drilling ahead of an application to create a nuclear waste storage site. Police evacuated the forest of about 15 protesters during a major operation on February 22 during. Saturday's rally began calmly with a march of about 300 people, according to police, as demonstrators held meetings and debates. But during the afternoon a group of protesters, many wearing masks, headed for Lejuc wood, where scuffles broke out with police. Bure was chosen in 1998 to house a laboratory, 500 meters underground, in preparation for the burial of the most radioactive or long-lasting nuclear waste in France. As yet, no radioactive waste is on the site.
Greenpeace protesters jailed for French nuclear stunt Thionville, France (AFP) Feb 27, 2018 A French court on Tuesday sentenced two Greenpeace activists to a minimum of two months in jail for breaking into a nuclear power plant and setting off fireworks last year. Six other protesters were handed five-month suspended sentences for the October stunt at the plant in Cattenom, near the border with Luxembourg, which was intended to show the facility's vulnerability to attack. Greenpeace France, represented by local head Jean-Francois Julliard, was also fined 20,000 euros ($24,500) by the c ... read more
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