Plutonium Shipment Action Los Alamos to Cadarache

Greenpeace ship, MV Esperanza leaving Cherbourg harbour with Greenpeace sailing vessel Akela close by, Cherbourg, France. Greenpeace protests against the arrival of a shipment of 140kg of weapons-grade plutonium that has just arrived from Los Alamos ( USA) via several locations on a UK-flagged commercial nuclear cargo ship, the Pacific Pintail. Greenpeace believes the shipment unnecessary and highly vulnerable to accidents or deliberate attack.

Unique identifier: GP06BL

Type: Image

Shoot date: 01/10/2004

Locations: Alpine Countries, Cherbourg, France

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Pierre Gleizes

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Nuclear Action in France

Greenpeace protests against the transport of weapons-grade plutonium, from Los Alamos USA, which will travel to Cadarache nuclear facility north of Marseilles. The transport began in France after the arrival of UK-flagged commercial nuclear cargo ship, the Pacific Pintail, from Charleston, USA. Before reaching its final destination it will have travelled more than a thousand kilometres across France, passing by numerous highly populated communities. Greenpeace believes the shipment is unnecessary and highly vulnerable to accidents or deliberate attack.

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