Plutonium Shipment Action Los Alamos to Cadarache

Greenpeace activists clash with French police during a protest against the imminent arrival of two BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels) ships, which are carrying 140kg of radioactive weapons-grade plutonium. The activists obstructed the road between the Cherbourg military port and a reprocessing complex on the la Hague peninsula. The road will be used for transporting the dangerous cargo, which Greenpeace believes is highly vulnerable to accidents or deliberate attack.

Unique identifier: GP0ETY

Type: Image

Shoot date: 05/10/2004

Locations: Alpine Countries, Cherbourg, France

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Philip Reynaers

Size: 2048px × 3072px 2MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Nuclear Action in France

Greenpeace protests against the transport of weapons-grade plutonium, from Los Alamos USA, which will travel to Cadarache nuclear facility north of Marseilles. The transport began in France after the arrival of UK-flagged commercial nuclear cargo ship, the Pacific Pintail, from Charleston, USA. Before reaching its final destination it will have travelled more than a thousand kilometres across France, passing by numerous highly populated communities. Greenpeace believes the shipment is unnecessary and highly vulnerable to accidents or deliberate attack.

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