European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                German police clash at construction site for nuclear Power Plant at Grande Over nuclear Energy by Jonathan Kandell new York times though it got started later than in the United Public opposition to nuclear Western Europe has emerged at a 1 cuffing across National pcs and political ideologies pressuring governments to curtail expansion of their atomic pro and forcing parties id engage reluctantly in debates on Energy until Tater National controversies Over nuclear Energy including development of breeder re Ibe use at plutonium at reprocessing and enrichment of the potential proliferation of atomic weapons have tended to focus on the vigorous debate Between the governments of the United sates and Western european but grassroots opposition Otten outside political have probably emerged As an even More important Factor in stalling Western european government attempts to increase nuclear Plant the growth of the you Boclear movement u All Ibe More remarkable became europeans with few conventional Energy sources of their own have often leh far More concerned than Ameri can Tver their vulnerable Reliance on cutly Torden in nuclear Energy opponents rallied More than people for an unsuccessful attempt to invade the construction site of the billion Dollar super Winnie fast breeder reactor in a quiet unde popu lated Rural area about 300 mites Southeast of and 28 Miles East of the protest left one demonstrator dead and about 100 injured in pitched with part of the policemen guarding the the French governments push toward a Strong nuclear Energy program dates Back to the Days of president Charles tie Gaulle and his desire to give the country an in dependent atomic strike but a rapid expansion of nuclear Energy projects was announced by toe government in in the Wake of the Arab Oil embargo and he Sharp Rise in Petroleum government officials at the Lime envisioned the installation of new atomic plants thai would cover about 10 per Cert of Frances Energy needs by the program has been scaled Down the earnings from nuclear plants and technology Wen also supposed to defray the mounting costs of Petroleum so three Yean ago the French began an aggressive sales push of nuclear reactors in the Pakistan and South ports from abroad and because French officials believe they have a substantial technological Lead Over the United states in breeder they Hope to carve out a lucrative slice of the overseas reactor to help improve Ihler balance of despite president Carters Call for a moratorium of breeder reactor and the use of the French have pressed ahead with their last month in they signed agreements with West Ger Many and other common Market countries to continue research and development of the fast breeders and eventually to Market them to Deal with Domestic the French govern men has sought either to sidestep the debate or to steal the Thunder of critics with timely Public Only a Day before the Crays Malville president Valery discard do string chose to visit a nearby uranium enrichment Plant and reassert his commitment to no Tow French government has withstood the onslaught of the opponents of nuclear Energy better than most other Western european governments in the Wue waa believed to have played a key Rale taut year in turning out the social democratic party which had governed since is i in the recent opinion polls have indicated that More than half of the dutch have serious doubts the use of nuclear tit government has run into to tron oppo twon to plane to build three new atomic  Auto Arasto in in Italy a program to have Mart than to reactors in operation by in appears to be endangered primarily by Waring costs and the near paralysis brought on by the internal political ice most dramatic demonstration of the rowing arts san from oppose of of nuclear Energy has Lake place la Brit Ala and West Germany the two West Ern european nations with some of the most and d nuclear rising Coats and Domestic protests have led the British government to agree to a Broa ranging Public debate on the advisability of budding a Multi Union Dollar Commer Cial breeder reactor the country already has two experimental fast but the British governments apparent flexibility on the Issue of breeder reactors has not deterred Environ mentalists from pressing their Case against other nuclear court hearings have been taking place for More than a month Over a plan to build a new uranium re processing Plant in Northwest England thai could handle woo tons of spent fuels a year by the West Germany has been the scene of some of the most violent clashes Between police and antinuclear Demon but the environmentalists have had an even greater Impact in last a lower court decision Brough a virtual moratorium on the construction of nuclear Power plants until the government can give persuasive evidence that it has discovered a Safe Way to dispose of atomic although 13 plants Ore in the construction of 17 others has been a key Etc Init to tear program has the fast tender their attraction is twofold by producing More fuel than they the fast breeders at least theoretically would Cut Down French dependence on uranium in August 1977 the stars and Page 13