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Energy Net on 19 Oct 09It should have been a day of celebration, a moment to showcase France's expertise in nuclear power built over decades of research and development. Instead government ministers and local state representatives yesterday scurried for cover, cancelling their visits to the planned 50th anniversary celebrations of the Cadarache nuclear site in picturesque Provencal France. Could the reason have been the embarrassing discovery of kilos of unrecorded plutonium that has for years been lying in the nooks and crannies of fuel manufacturing facilities at Cadarache - sparking worries over nuclear safety standards and questions for the public prosecutor?
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Energy Net on 19 Oct 09It should have been a day of celebration, a moment to showcase France's expertise in nuclear power built over decades of research and development. Instead government ministers and local state representatives yesterday scurried for cover, cancelling their visits to the planned 50th anniversary celebrations of the Cadarache nuclear site in picturesque Provencal France. Could the reason have been the embarrassing discovery of kilos of unrecorded plutonium that has for years been lying in the nooks and crannies of fuel manufacturing facilities at Cadarache - sparking worries over nuclear safety standards and questions for the public prosecutor?