Areva is preparing a convoy of MOX fuel, a mixture of uranium and plutonium from Cherbourg to Japan. This was said Greenpeace France, Thursday, March 24, in a statement accuser. "Contrary to what was announced last week, the MOX transport between France and Japan confirmed the week of April 4. This is particularly dangerous type of fuel is still burning in the reactor 3 Fukushima, "denounces the NGO.
Asked by an Areva spokesman in Paris said on Thursday that the group "sticks" to what he said March 15 on the subject. Asked to respond to initial claims by Greenpeace on a convoy on April 4, the communications director of the Areva plant at La Hague, Christopher Neugnot, replied: "There was one planned in the coming weeks.
The decision was taken in connection with our Japanese partners to carry it forward. " The communications director of the reprocessing of nuclear waste, which is usually packed MOX fuel manufactured by Areva in Marcoule before being loaded onto a ship at Cherbourg, had justified the delay by the earthquake in Japan.
Thursday, Areva spokesman declined to respond yes or no to the question "denial you that there is a transport of MOX to Japan the week of April 4?". "We are 100% sure," insisted the campaign on the charge of nuclear issues for Greenpeace France to after the reaction of Areva. Greenpeace accuses "France and Areva" to show "totally irresponsible".
"The most problematic in Fukushima, the reactor is 3 because it runs on MOX fuel especially harmful because it contains plutonium," said Yannick Rousselet in a statement. According to him "a reactor MOX fuel poses a double problem: it has a melting point much lower and, if a leak occurs, the potential for radioactive releases is twofold.
Europe Ecology-The Greens also called on Friday the French government to cancel the transport of fuel. The movement considers that transport "indecent" when the Japanese people "licking its wounds and mourn their dead in constant fear of discharges, and contamination risks posed by the unbearable central Fukushima.
The MOX fuel made from plutonium (6-7%) resulting from spent fuel out of nuclear power plants and depleted uranium. According to Areva has the advantage of "recycle" the irradiated materials. But for antinuclear, as it contains plutonium, it is more dangerous than conventional fuel, and they believe it increases the risk of nuclear proliferation.
According to Areva, forty reactors around the world 440 and 4 of the 55 Japanese nuclear reactors operate with MOX, including one in Fukushima. 
Asked by an Areva spokesman in Paris said on Thursday that the group "sticks" to what he said March 15 on the subject. Asked to respond to initial claims by Greenpeace on a convoy on April 4, the communications director of the Areva plant at La Hague, Christopher Neugnot, replied: "There was one planned in the coming weeks.
The decision was taken in connection with our Japanese partners to carry it forward. " The communications director of the reprocessing of nuclear waste, which is usually packed MOX fuel manufactured by Areva in Marcoule before being loaded onto a ship at Cherbourg, had justified the delay by the earthquake in Japan.
Thursday, Areva spokesman declined to respond yes or no to the question "denial you that there is a transport of MOX to Japan the week of April 4?". "We are 100% sure," insisted the campaign on the charge of nuclear issues for Greenpeace France to after the reaction of Areva. Greenpeace accuses "France and Areva" to show "totally irresponsible".
"The most problematic in Fukushima, the reactor is 3 because it runs on MOX fuel especially harmful because it contains plutonium," said Yannick Rousselet in a statement. According to him "a reactor MOX fuel poses a double problem: it has a melting point much lower and, if a leak occurs, the potential for radioactive releases is twofold.
Europe Ecology-The Greens also called on Friday the French government to cancel the transport of fuel. The movement considers that transport "indecent" when the Japanese people "licking its wounds and mourn their dead in constant fear of discharges, and contamination risks posed by the unbearable central Fukushima.
The MOX fuel made from plutonium (6-7%) resulting from spent fuel out of nuclear power plants and depleted uranium. According to Areva has the advantage of "recycle" the irradiated materials. But for antinuclear, as it contains plutonium, it is more dangerous than conventional fuel, and they believe it increases the risk of nuclear proliferation.
According to Areva, forty reactors around the world 440 and 4 of the 55 Japanese nuclear reactors operate with MOX, including one in Fukushima.
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