Sarkozy refuses to shutter aging nuclear plant
Quick ReadSarkozy refuses to close aging nuclear plant despite growing resistance
Photo credit: AP | France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at the nuclear power plant of Fessenheim, eastern France, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits France's oldest nuclear plant amid a dispute over whether to shutter it or resuscitate it, a debate that is weighing on France's presidential election campaign and reflects global soul-searching about the future of nuclear energy. ( AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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(AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is refusing to shut down an aging nuclear plant that has become a symbol of growing resistance to atomic energy in the country.
The future of nuclear energy in the country has become a campaign issue as the presidential election approaches this spring -- in part because of the earthquake and tsunami disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant last year.
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