Greenpeace activists in France

Posted: 17th November 2021

This Tuesday, November 16, Greenpeace is blocking rail access to the Orano(formerly Areva) storage site in Pierrelatte (Drôme). Activists want toprevent the departure of a “spent uranium train bound for Russia.” Theanti-nuclear association denounces “the irresponsibility of the nuclearindustry and the French government in the management of radioactive waste”. Le Dauphine 16th Nov 2021  https://www.ledauphine.com/environnement/2021/11/16/drome-des-militants-antinucleaires-de-greenpeace-bloquent-un-train-d-uranium

Translation by google:

The action of Greenpeace is organized this Tuesday, November 16 in Pierrelatte in the Drôme. © Maïté Maldi / Greenpeace

This Tuesday, November 16, Greenpeace is blocking rail access to the Orano (formerly Areva) storage site in Pierrelatte (Drôme).

Activists want to prevent the departure of a “spent uranium train bound for Russia.”

The anti-nuclear association denounces “the irresponsibility of the nuclear industry and the French government in the management of radioactive waste”.

According to a journalist from Dauphiné Libéré present on the spot, seven activists chained themselves.

At around 10 a.m., the gendarmerie was present to evacuate them.