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Plogoff Nuclear Power Plant Project
The Plogoff nuclear power plant project was an EDF project to build a nuclear power plant in the commune of Plogoff in Finistère, Brittany. Popular mobilization against the project between 1978 and 1981 led to its abandonment. This anti-nuclear movement was part of a period marked by the birth of political ecology worldwide. Plogoff site Plogoff is a commune in Basse-Bretagne, near the Pointe du Raz in Finistère. The nuclear power plant would have been located on the edge of Audierne Bay. Chronology of events In response to the first oil crisis in October 1973, the first Pierre Messmer government accelerated the civil nuclear program, and on March 5, 1974, launched an ambitious program of 13 900-megawatt units over six years (at an estimated cost of 13 billion francs), with plans to build 200 power plants in France by 2000. In 1975, the General Councils and the Economic and Social Council agreed in principle to build a nuclear power plant in Brittany on 167 hectares of Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loctudy
Loctudy (; ) is a fishing port and seaside resort in Brittany, France, at the mouth of the Pont-l'Abbé river estuary. The commune is in the Finistère department in northwestern France. Situated on the peninsula of Penmarc'h in the far southwestern part of Lower Brittany, it preserves elements of old Breton culture, and the Breton language is still in use. The name means "place or hermitage of St Tudy". There is controversy concerning the identity of the saint: both Tudy of Landevennec and Tudwal have been suggested. The eleventh-century church is dedicated to St Tudy. The port grew because of its sheltered position protected from the prevailing southwest winds. The fishing port is important (2004-6: around 7000 tonnes per annum landed), and specializes in langoustines, called "demoiselles de Loctudy". The four ports of the Penmarc'h peninsula ( Guilvinec, Saint Guénolé Penmarc'h, Loctudy and Lesconil) land 40 000 tonnes per year and constitute the largest fishery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear ''fission'' of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants. Nuclear ''decay'' processes are used in niche applications such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators in some space probes such as ''Voyager 2''. Reactors producing controlled fusion power, ''fusion'' power have been operated since 1958 but have yet to generate net power and are not expected to be commercially available in the near future. The first nuclear power plant was built in the 1950s. The global installed nuclear capacity grew to 100GW in the late 1970s, and then expanded during the 1980s, reaching 300GW by 1990. The 1979 Three Mile Island accident in the United States and the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union resulted in increased regulation and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant
The Brennilis Nuclear Power Plant (EL-4) is a Nuclear decommissioning, decommissioned site located in the Monts d'Arrée in the Commune in France, commune of Brennilis in Finistère, France. History The Commissariat à l'énergie atomique began construction of this experimental reactor moderated with heavy water and cooled with carbon dioxide (HWGCR) in 1962. The reactor had a planned output power of 70 MWe. The plant achieved criticality in December, 1966. In 1971, however, the Cabinet of France, French government elected to use pressurized water reactor technology developed in the United States as their model design. On August 15, 1975, two explosions slightly damaged a turbine and destroyed a telephone circuit. The Liberation Front of Brittany claimed responsibility. In 1979 the group destroyed electrical lines going from the plant to the grid, and with there being no grid to supply power to, the plant shut down. This was the only time in history that a terrorist group succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of History Of Environmentalism
This timeline of the history of environmentalism is a listing of events that have shaped humanity's perspective on the environment. This timeline includes human induced disasters, environmentalists that have had a positive influence, and environmental legislation. For a list of geological and climatological events that have shaped human history see Timeline of environmental history. 7th century *630s — Caliph Abu Bakr commanded his army: "Bring no harm to the trees, nor burn them with fire, especially those which are fruitful. Slay not any of the enemy's flock, save for your food." *676 — Cuthbert enacts protection legislation for birds on the Farne Islands (Northumberland, UK). 9th–12th centuries * Arabic medical treatises dealing with environmentalism or environmental science, including pollution, were written by Al-Kindi, Qusta ibn Luqa, Al-Razi, Ibn al-Jazzar, al-Tamimi, al-Masihi, Avicenna, Ali ibn Ridwan, Ibn Jumayʿ, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Abd-el-latif, Ibn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry Book Society
The Poetry Book Society (PBS) is a British subscription-based book club dedicated to selecting, recommending and publicising new poetry books. Every quarter, it selects two Poetry Book Society Choices and four Poetry Book Society Recommendations. Members receive copies of selected books plus a magazine. History The Poetry Book Society was founded in 1953 by T. S. Eliot and friends, including Sir Basil Blackwell, "to propagate the art of poetry". Eric Walter White was secretary from December 1953 until 1971, and was subsequently the society's chairman. The PBS was chaired by Philip Larkin in the 1980s. In 1993, the Society set up the annual T. S. Eliot Prize, awarded to the best new collection of English-language poetry from the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. The Society continued to administer this award until 2016. The Society ran its first New Generation Poets promotion in 1994. It organised two subsequent "Next Generation Poets" promotions, in 2004 and 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Trévien
Claire Trévien (born 1985) is a poet and academic. Biography She was born in Pont-l'Abbé, France in 1985. She obtained a PhD from the University of Warwick in 2012 on 'Revolutionary Prints as Spectacle' and has been published in a number of scholarly journals with a forthcoming book. Trévien's first pamphlet, ''Low-Tide Lottery'', was published by Salt in 2011. It was followed by the publication of her first collection ''The Shipwrecked House'' in 2013 by Penned in the Margins. This collection was voted the reader's choice and longlisted in the Guardian First Book Award. A poem from the collection was also highly commended in the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2014. The collection was widely reviewed in Poetry London, The Warwick Review, For Books' Sake, in numerous blogs, as well as on YouTube. Her poetry has appeared in numerous newspaper, magazines and anthologies including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and ''Best British Poetry 2012''. She was on the Huffington Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France 3
France 3 () is a French free-to-air Public broadcasting, public television network. The second flagship network of France Télévisions, it broadcasts a wide range of general and specialized programming. France 3 is structured as a Regional variation, regional service with 13 regions, each of which carrying programmes of regional interest alongside the national schedule. These include local news and current affairs programmes, programmes highlighting the region, and in some areas, programmes presented in regional languages. Since the 2020s, France 3 has also collaborated with Radio France's regional service Ici (radio network), Ici, with France 3's news bulletins falling under the ''Ici'' title, and the two services simulcasting the breakfast programme ''Ici Matin''. The network first launched by the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) on 31 December 1972 as the Troisième Chaîne Couleur. In January 1975, as part of the separation of the ORTF, the netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Sizun
The Cap Sizun (; ) is a headland forming the western extremity of the Cornouaille, in the French département of Finistère in Brittany, corresponding to the former canton of Pont-Croix. The best known sites in this region are the pointe du Raz, the pointe du Van, and, between these two points, the baie des Trépassés. The Cap Sizun reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean, bordered to the north by the baie de Douarnenez, and to the south by the baie d'Audierne. The territory of Cap Sizun is formed by the communes of Pont-Croix, Audierne, Plouhinec, Confort-Meilars, Mahalon, Esquibien, Beuzec-Cap-Sizun, Goulien, Cléden-Cap-Sizun Cléden-Cap-Sizun (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France, lying on the promontory of Cap Sizun. Population Inhabitants of Cléden-Cap-Sizun are called in French ''Clédinois''. International relat ..., Primelin, Plogoff and the Île-de-Sein. This territory is covered by a commonality of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Cannet
Le Cannet (; ; older ) is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Administration Le Cannet was part of Cannes until 1778, when it was made a separate commune. Location Le Cannet is located in the north of Cannes, on the French Riviera, approximately 2 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. The two cities form a single urban area. It has a typical Mediterranean climate. Being well located, protected by numerous pine covered hills allows the city to benefit from a form of micro-climate, defined by its low level of humidity and ice, even during winter. These characteristics have made it a particularly appreciated part of the region Population Personalities Le Cannet was the birthplace of: * Victorien Sardou (1831–1908), dramatist * Richard Galliano (born 1950), accordionist * François Garde (born 1959), High-ranking official and writer It was the home of: * Margaret Caroline Anderson, editor of The Little Review * Georgette Leblanc , ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialism
Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes the Economic ideology, economic, Political philosophy, political, and Social theory, social theories and Political movement, movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can take various forms, including State ownership, public, Community ownership, community, Collective ownership, collective, cooperative, or Employee stock ownership, employee.: "Just as private ownership defines capitalism, social ownership defines socialism. The essential characteristic of socialism in theory is that it destroys social hierarchies, and therefore leads to a politically and economically egalitarian society. Two closely related consequences follow. First, every individual is entitled to an equal ownership share that earns an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimper
Quimper (, ; ; or ) is a Communes of France, commune and Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The city of Quimper was built at the confluence of the Steir, Odet and Jet rivers. Route nationale 165, Routes Nationale 165, D785, D765 and D783 were designed to intersect here, northwest of Lorient, west of Rennes, and west-southwest of Paris. Climate Quimper has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''), with an average annual temperature of . The temperatures are highest, on average, in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Quimper was on 30 June 1976; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1987. The average annual rainfall is , with December being the wettest month. Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
