Monique Sené (born February 14, 1936) (née Moirez) is a

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and one of the co-founders of the '' Groupement des scientifiques pour l'information sur l'énergie nucléaire'' (GSIEN) (Association of Scientists for Information on Nuclear Energy) and its first president. As of March 2011 she was Honorary Research Director at the

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and president of GSIEN. She is also Vice President of the Science Committee of '' Association Nationale des Comités et Commissions Locales d'Information'' (ANCCLI) (National Association of Local Information Committees and Commissions) and a member of ANCCLI's . Although she is not an opponent of

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''per se'', Sené is a high-profile critic of the French nuclear power programme due to concerns about its safety, the handling of

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and its imposition without public debate. She worked on

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at the

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at the time of GSIEN's foundation. In 1998 Monique Sené was awarded by

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the rank of Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour for her work as anti–nuclear power activist.

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