Paris Terror Spurs Plan for Military Zones Around Nuclear Plants
Source: Bloomberg
Lawmakers in France want to create military zones around its 58 atomic reactors to boost security after this month’s Paris terror attacks and almost two dozen mystery drone flights over nuclear plants that have baffled authorities.
“There’s a legal void that needs to be plugged,” said Claude de Ganay, the opposition member of the National Assembly spearheading legislation to be considered by parliament on Feb. 5. The proposals would classify atomic energy sites as “highly sensitive military zones” under the control of the Ministry of Defense, according to an outline provided by de Ganay.
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Critics of the measures say they won’t prevent assaults by extremists and would ramp up criminal penalties against civic campaigners such as anti-nuclear activists for trespassing on land owned by companies that operate power stations.
“A law of this type may deter activists but won’t do anything to prevent a terrorist attack on nuclear installations,” said Yannick Rousselet, Greenpeace’s nuclear campaigner in France. The group says it wants greater fortification of sites and improved coordination between the atomic regulator and defense authorities on security.
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