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"Mr President, I would like to begin by saying that I am from the Lorraine area of France and I would also like to pass on my condolences to the families affected by the rail disaster. I would also like to reiterate that I remain a fervent supporter of the railways. Commissioner, my first point relates to the nuclear industry. I am rather surprised that we were able to read the various proposals you have outlined in before you came to present them to the House. This is a matter of some regret, all the more so because, personally speaking, I am far from convinced – and I have the impression that you yourself are far from convinced – by a number of your proposals, particularly your proposals regarding deep land disposal. You are well aware that this is a key issue. You know that, for the time being, no solution to the problem of waste management has been found, that there are currently no techniques which will enable us to reduce the radioactivity of radioactive nuclear waste. And yet, in 1974, when France launched its major nuclear energy project, anyone who would listen was told that, in thirty years’ time, these waste problems would be resolved. Today, 30 years later, these problems have still not been resolved. For my part, I feel that your proposals are – to an extent – misleading the public. Ultimately, you are trying to suggest that, with these decisions, you are going to make nuclear energy in Europe safe. Yet this is completely untrue. Lastly, Commissioner, how do you justify the fact that further financial assistance is being given to the nuclear industry – when, for example, the nuclear industry has already cost the average French citizen a great deal of money – and when no solution to the problem of waste management has yet been found, and when we know how difficult it is to find even limited resources to spend on renewable energies?"@en1
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