Lyon: elected environmentalists want to see the Bugey power station close before 2024

Ecloth elected officials are now attacking Ain and the Bugey nuclear power plant.In a joint press release, Sylvain Godinot, deputy mayor of Lyon, and the two vice-presidents of the Metropolis Pierre Athanaze and Philippe Guelpa-Bonaro, as well as the presidents of groups ask the nuclear security authority to "refuse the extension10 years of the activity of the power plant ".

According to them, the priority must be "protecting the inhabitants of the Metropolis of Lyon" from the risks of incidents to the "oldest power plant in France".

"We will put everything in our power to support and facilitate the conversions of workers, territories, industries of the era of fossil fuels in the era of resilience and sustainable prosperity.The Plaine de l'Ain employment area has for example a potential to be exploited on the production of solar panels, biogas, wood construction, agroecology, eco-tourism or even research and development of materialsBiosourced ", conclude the elected green, who believe that the Bugey must be closed before 2024" for a resilient and united region ".