Pave: Une nation qui rayonne dans le monde VI

Le jour 443 de Sarko

La population est inquiète et ne croit plus aux chiffres officiels.

[The local population is worried and no longer believes official figures.]

André-Yves Becq,
deputy mayor of Bollène,
describing local confidence
in official versions of events
17 juillet 2008 (Le Monde)

EVACUATION AT FRENCH NUCLEAR PLANT

July 29, 2008 (TPA) - An engineer has said 127 people were evacuated from a French nuclear site after what he called a minor incident that triggered an alarm.

Engineer Jean Girardi said 45 of those workers have been taken to the hospital after the incident at the Tricastin nuclear complex near the city of Avignon in southern France.

Mr Girardi said the alarm was apparently set off by a minor leak of radioactive particles. He also said tests found "extremely weak traces of radioactivity" on two people.

The French electric company EDF said Tuesday's incident had no impact on employees' health.

It has declined further comment.

Or maybe it was nothing at all. No leak. No radioactivity. A false alarm.

100 EMPLOYEES OF FRENCH NUCLEAR SITE EVACUATED

GRENOBLE July 29, 2008 (BW/AP) - About 100 employees were evacuated from a nuclear site in southern France on Tuesday after an alarm went off accidentally, the power plant said. ... Stephanie Biabaut, a spokeswoman for the plant near the city of Avignon, said the alarm went off accidentally Tuesday, and medical tests showed that personnel were not contaminated.

... French electric company EDF, which runs the plant, declined to explain Girardi's comments [See above.] but insisted the case was merely a false alarm.

You see, officially it was a false alarm. Officially nothing has happened. [Pause.] Officially nothing to worry about, M. Becq.

NEW EDF SPOKESMAN: QUOI-MOI, INQUIET ?
M. Girardi Is No Longer Available For Comments
[Photo source (background): obouton]

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