Local mayor and leader of the French Green Party, Noel Mamere, stands with other activists over the highway to Cadarache, protesting the transit of the U.S. Plutonium through Begles. Last week, Mamere filed a legal challenge at the local court seeking to prevent the dangerous cargo from passing through the middle of his town. Despite his request, the shipment continues on its course towards the final destination of Cadarache in South France. The transport began in France after the arrival of UK-flagged commercial nuclear cargo ship, the Pacific Pintail, from Charleston, SC, USA. Before reaching its final destination it will have travelled more than a thousand kilometres across France, passing by numerous highly populated communities.

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