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Article: NUCLEAR RESEARCH: BATTLE OVER SUPERPHENIX RAGES ON IN SWITZERLAND
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- Europe Environment
- Article date:
- June 27, 1995
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Summary: The battle of words over the French Superphenix prototype fast breeder reactor re-ignited in Switzerland in the stormy atmosphere of another divisive debate organised recently in Zurich by the Swiss Government.
Opponents of the reactor in Creys Malville near the Swiss border - including numerous municipalities in the French-speaking part of Switzerland - strongly criticised the round table discussions, claiming the dice were loaded, since they were heavily under-represented in relation to supporters of the installation.
The Zurich meeting, organised by the Federal Office for Energy on behalf of the Government in Berne, was intended to provide an ...