Cogema's 'arrogance' adds to La Hague's problems

摘要

Continuing controversy about the level of radioactivity in discharges from the reprocessing plant at La Hague took a political turn last week when France's environment and health ministers rallied to the support of the environmentalist group Greenpeace. This followed an incident in which divers from Cogema, the company that operates the plant, were alleged to have removed underwater monitoring equipment that had been installed by Greenpeace.