The Myth of the French Model
Greenpeace International (November, 2008). An investigative report on the problems of waste disposal, transparency, and economics in relation to the nuclear administration in France. Read more »
International Panel on Fissile Materials (April,2008). Mycle Schneider, International Consultant on Energy and Nuclear Policy; Yves Marignac, Executive Director of the Energy Information Agency WISE-Paris. A discussion of the economic, environmental, societal and political repercussions of the spent fuel reprocessing policy in France. Read more »
The Greens, European Free Alliance (December, 2008). Mycle Schneider, International Consultant on Energy and Nuclear Policy. A deep analysis of the realities of nuclear power production in France, with reference to energy independence, costs, proliferation, and waste. Read more »
Beyond Nuclear. A fact sheet on the misperceptions and realities of nuclear power in France. Read more »
International Network of Engineers and Scientists Against Proliferation (April, 2008). Mycle Schneider, International Consultant on Energy and Nuclear Policy. A citation of the extreme control and secrecy governing civilian nuclear power in France. Read more »
Spiegel International (August 11, 2008) by Holger Dambeck. A discussion of recent nuclear accidents at Tricastin in France and their effect on French public opinion. Read more »
(August 2010) A translation of the scathing report issued by former French government official, Francois Roussely, on EDF, the fissures in the French nuclear industry and the dismal prospects for the EPR reactor design. Read more »