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La Hague, 1998
Centre Nationale de la Photographie, Paris, France
Video
24 hours
Note: A video showing the La Hague nuclear plant and its scenic setting in Normandy, France. La Hague is a child of the French involvement in the nuclear business. Like its twin sister, the better-known Sellafield in the United Kingdom, La Hague is involved in the re-treatment of nuclear waste from all over Europe, mainly transported by train. Since the idea of creating a hyper nuclear plant run on the combustible material from La Hague never really functioned, the purpose of treating the extremely radioactive waste remains unclear. However, La Hague probably produces material for military use. The factory plays a key role in the local environment, as employer and economicresource, but La Hague is also responsible for the contamination of milk and seafood in the locality. The factory has one of the largest storages of radioactive waste in Europe and has been the site of several minor incidents. But for all that, La Hague is not a focus for the French media or public opinion. I borrowed a car from the Greenpeace division in Cherbourg and parked the vehicle on the road leading to the cooling water outlet of the factory. The video was shot from a fixed tripod inside the car over a 24-hour period, 800 meters from the factory. Only small changes in the landscape, weather and light were recorded during the 24 hours.
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