''Sortir du nucléaire'' (English "Nuclear phase-out") is a French federation of

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groups. Founded in 1997 as a result of the success of the struggle against the

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, the organisation regularly campaigns against the use of nuclear power in France and in the world. In September 2007, ''Sortir du nucléaire'' declined taking part in the talks with the French government, dubbed "''

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''", in which major ecological organisations participated, because discussions about nuclear energy were forbidden by French president

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March 2007 protests against the EPR

On March 17, 2007 simultaneous protests, organised by ''Sortir du nucléaire'', were staged in 5 French towns to protest construction of EPR plants;

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, and Strasbourg. Stop-EPR claimed that a total of over 60,000 people attended the rallies. The news outlet ''Evening Echo'' reported that it was a way to get the issue in the eye of candidates in the April–May two-round

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of 2007. The largest crowd was in

, close to Flamanville in Normandy, where preliminary construction on the EPR is underway. Organisers claimed the number of protesters in Rennes was 30,000 to 40,000. Police estimated the crowd at 10,000.

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External links

* French web site (in French and English)
www.sortirdunucleaire.org

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sortir du nucleaire (France) Anti-nuclear organizations Environmental organizations based in France Nuclear energy in France Nuclear safety in France Anti-nuclear protests International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

March 2007 protests against the EPR

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