Nearly Six Billion Fish, Crustaceans and Jellyfish Fall Victim to French Nuclear Power Plants Every Year
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Nearly six billion fish, crustaceans and jellyfish fall victim to French nuclear power plants every year
Based on internal documents from France's electric utility company, NGOs warn of the impact reactor cooling systems have on aquatic life. EDF maintains that this has no effect on the survival of species.
In a report published on June 15, the anti-nuclear network Sortir du nucléaire revealed that at least 5.9 billion fish, crustaceans, and jellyfish, sucked into reactor cooling systems, die each year. On average, 16 million aquatic animals are collateral victims of France's nuclear power plants every day. According to the association, this is "an invisible massacre" affecting the seabed. These significant and unprecedented figures come from inter…
The Sorting from Nuclear Network points to the destructive impact of cooling nuclear reactors on aquatic biodiversity and deplores the scientific and regulatory immobilism on this issue.
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