The first commercial-scale breeder reactor in France(Nuclear Power)

Nuclear Power - The first commercial-scale breeder reactor in France

Time: 1982

Place: France

Details: In 1982, amongst a backdrop of ongoing protests directed at the construction of the first commercial-scale breeder reactor in France, a later member of the Swiss Green Party fired five RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades at the still under construction containment building of the Superphenix reactor. Two grenades hit and caused minor damage to the reinforced concrete outer shell. It was the first time protests reached such heights. After examination of the superficial damage, the prototype fast breeder reactor started and operated for over a decade.