President Macron sees nuclear power as a key part of the energy mix to tackle climate change. Plans are well under way to bury France's nuclear waste deep underground but, with the long-term dangers and the government's heavy-handed response to protests, opposition is growing.
SOULAINES-DHUYS, France (AP) Deep in a French forest of oaks, birches and pines, a steady stream of trucks carries a silent reminder of nuclear energy’s often invisible cost: canisters of radioactive waste, heading into storage for the next 300 years.
Deep in a French forest of oaks, birches and pines, a steady stream of trucks carries a silent reminder of nuclear energy’s often invisible cost: canisters of radioactive waste, heading into storage for the next 300 years. As negotiators plot out how to fuel the world while also reducing carbon…
SOULAINES-DHUYS, France (AP) Deep in a French forest of oaks, birches and pines, a steady stream of trucks carries a silent reminder of nuclear energy’s often invisible cost: canisters of radioactive waste, heading into storage for the next 300 years.