Plutonium Shipment Action Los Alamos to Cadarache

Ships Mate of the Greenpeace ship MV Esperanza with binoculars during a search for vessels transporting Plutonium from USA to France. Greenpeace protests against a shipment of 140kg of weapons-grade plutonium transported from Los Alamos (USA) via several locations destined for Cadarache, (France) on a UK-flagged commercial nuclear cargo ship, the Pacific Pintail. Greenpeace believes the shipment unnecessary and highly vulnerable to accidents or deliberate attack.

Unique identifier: GP0BQQ

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/10/2004

Locations: English Channel

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes

Size: 2747px × 1889px 1MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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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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