Please show us some sources.
1. France isn't an isolated country.
2. That "lobby" is decades of various actvists fear-mongering and politicians afraid of unpopular decisions.
And so you have:
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In May 2001, an Ipsos poll found that nearly 70% of the population had a 'good opinion' of nuclear power, however 56% also preferred not to live near a nuclear plant.
In 2006, BBC/GlobeScan poll found 57% of the French opposed to nuclear energy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France?wprov=...
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Follow the link above for a description of anti-nuclear activism
What is this supposed to mean? Do you want to imply that the German Green party for example, dictates the politics in France??
> 2. That "lobby" is decades of various actvists fear-mongering and politicians afraid of unpopular decisions.
Nuclear is popular in France...your own quote says it.
Not wanting to live near a nuclear plant is hardly an argument against nuclear power itself. You are twisting the facts.
> Follow the link above for a description of anti-nuclear activism
I did. The newest info on this powerful lobby:
> In March 2014, police arrested 57 Greenpeace protesters who used a truck to break through security barriers and enter the Fessenheim nuclear in eastern France.
This is hilarious. THIS is supposed to be that powerful anti-nuclear lobby in France? 57 Greenpeace protesters? Are you joking?
Yup. Thanks to anti-nuclear lobby.