Juridical

EFN is determined to use all legal methods including legal actions to achieve its aim of better informing the public. It undertakes legal and juridical action, either offensive or defensive, whenever necessary, in coordination between the association’s board and the juridical action group of the association.

EFN’s in-laws have been especially adapted in december 1999 in order to facilitate juridical actions in national, european, american or international juridictions.

Some examples of EFN’s legal actions :

Legal action of EFN against anti-nuclear activists : in June 1999, EFN’s booth was violently assaulted in the city of Tours in an environmental expo, in central France. A group of about 50 hostile and violent anti-nuclear activists attacked the booth presenting EFN and the Bruno Comby Institute, and publicly insulted, threatened and violently attacked the 3 volunteers of EFN who were calmly informing the public about the benefits of clean nuclear energy in this expo, and presenting Bruno Comby’s books in favor of a more natural lifestyle. The opponents of EFN were found guilty in this affair, and they were sentenced to pay financial compensation to the President of EFN and to the Bruno Comby institute. This legal victory against the anti-nuclear activists, puts in light the violent methods used by some anti-nuclear organizations who pretend to be pacifists. Read all the details concerning this affair.

Legal action in the French Supreme Court to halt the political decision of stopping the operation Superphenix (fast neutron 1300 MW reactor) and dismantling it. This decision was taken by the newly elected green-socialist coalition in May 1997, without taking in consideration the scientific and economical facts, the important contribution of Superphenix to the protection of the environment, and the need to develop this type of reactor for sustainable energy production in the future. The way this decision was taken and applied was, in addition, in violation of the fundamental law of December 11th, 1963 applicable to all nuclear installations on the French territory (the Law provides that public enquiry must be undertaken before the dismantling operations start, but no public enquiry was done, the Greens wanted to “sabotage” the reactor as quickly as possible, to render the dimsantling operations irreversible as quickly as possible, without further delay in case they wouldn’t remain in Government long enough). Unfortunately, the Supreme Court argued on technical details that the action was not valid (to please the Greens that were then in Government), and the dismantling operations are now quite advanced. Nevertheless, EFN played an important role in showing how un-democratic the decision of stopping Superhenix was, and in reminding the public about the importance of rapid neutron reactors for the future of the energy supply of humanity.

Legal action in the French Supreme Court to halt the political decision of stopping the operation Superphenix (fast neutron 1300 MW reactor) and dismantling it. This decision was taken by the newly elected green-socialist coalition in May 1997, without taking in consideration the scientific and economical facts, the important contribution of Superphenix to the protection of the environment, and the need to develop this type of reactor for sustainable energy production in the future. The way this decision was taken and applied was, in addition, in violation of the fundamental law of December 11th, 1963 applicable to all nuclear installations on the French territory (the Law provides that public enquiry must be undertaken before the dismantling operations start, but no public enquiry was done, the Greens wanted to “sabotage” the reactor as quickly as possible, to render the dimsantling operations irreversible as quickly as possible, without further delay in case they wouldn’t remain in Government long enough). Unfortunately, the Supreme Court argued on technical details that the action was not valid (to please the Greens that were then in Government), and the dismantling operations are now quite advanced. Nevertheless, EFN played an important role in showing how un-democratic the decision of stopping Superhenix was, and in reminding the public about the importance of rapid neutron reactors for the future of the energy supply of humanity.

The web site www.ecolo.org and the mailing lists of EFN were assaulted by anti-nuclear hackers (presenting themselves “fucknuclear”) in the beginning of 2004. Over 100 000 illegal, insulting and false e-mails were sent to EFN and technical assaults were made on EFN’s web site by hackers in similar proportions on numerous occasions and with great determination, using sophisticated techniques, sometimes blocking the web site during a few days (spring 2004), before protective procedures were enhanced. EFN filed a lawsuit, to identify and punish these illegal actions. The judgement is under way. The hackers could be punished by 3 years of emprisonment and a fine of 45000 Euros. It seems that some of those big anti-nuclear organizations are calling names at us (their mental age: 5-7 years old). Visit the web site www.ecolo.org that they don’t want you to see, and that the anti-nukes are (unsuccessfully) trying to tear down! Thanks to them for giving us this opportunity of enhancing the web site’s security and to show the public how undemocratic their methods can be.

Several other legal actions are under way and in preparation.

Laws are made for public good and should be respected by all citizens !