Dismantling of nuclear installations
International conference in Avignon (28 sept-2 oct)
The "Quitting nuclear power" network denounces the
sorcerer apprentices of the nuclear industry
The representatives of most major nuclear companies, French and foreign, have met in Avignon from 28 September to 2 October to discuss the crucial issue of the dismantling of nuclear facilities. (cf. https://www.sfen.fr/index.php/plain_sit ... challenges )
On this occasion, the “Sortir du nuclear” Network reminds us that it is before considering building nuclear installations that we should have thought about it: the promoters of the atom would then certainly have realized that the question of dismantling, and that of directly linked (*) to the management of radioactive waste, are insoluble and cause serious disappointments for current and future generations.
The dismantling process of the Brennilis nuclear reactor (Finistère) perfectly illustrates the question:
- to date, the cost of dismantling is 20 times greater than the one announced at the beginning;
- the dismantling process is currently stopped by decision of the Council of State, itself seized for this purpose by the Network "Sortir du nuclear" which has revealed serious irregularities both at the administrative level (in particular the non- information of the population) that concerning the dismantling site (an inspection report from the Nuclear Safety Authority, dated June 20, 2007, points to the numerous infringements);
Another illustrative example is the British nuclear situation:
- the decommissioning bill has been reevaluated several times, from 48 billion pounds in 2002, to 56 in 2004, to now reach the staggering amount of 70,2 billion pounds (104 billion euros). In the meantime worse ...
- it was recognized during the recent purchase of British energy by EDF that it would be the public money that would finance this dismantling.
It is clear that companies make profits by selling nuclear electricity, then leave the decommissioning bill to the state, and leave to future generations of radioactive waste that will last for millions of years. These data are to be compared with those of renewable energies which, among other qualities, do not pose a problem of dismantling and do not produce radioactive waste.
The Network "Sortir du nuclear", which calls for a national debate on the question of dismantling, denounces the cynicism of the participants in the International Colloquium of Avignon, who all support the construction of new nuclear installations and then have good luck claiming that it "must" look into the problem of dismantling.
(*) The dismantling of a nuclear installation results in the creation of very large quantities of radioactive waste.
which will be buried in our soil as recalled in recent articles. everyone is free to express themselves in relation to the management of our soils in this industry ...