EDF accused of spying on anti-nuclear groups

Article reports that EDF, France’s nuclear energy operator, paid investigators to infiltrate the anti-nuclear movement around Europe, according to testimony given in a French judicial investigation.

Allegations that a public company may have used hackers have revived concerns about France’s approach to anti-nuclear activists, who struggle to be heard in the face of widespread political and civil support for nuclear power.

The affair is equally likely to raise concerns in Britain, where EDF has just acquired British Energy, the UK’s nuclear operator, and where the anti-nuclear movement is far more powerful.

Greenpeace International: Press Release, 16.4.09: New revelations in the EDF Spying Scandal http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/new-revelations-in-the-edf-spy

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