France launches investigation into drones near its nuclear plants
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028389
BBC : The French government is looking into the origin of several small, unmanned aircraft that were seen flying over 7 of France’s 19 nuclear facilities over the past month. According to French law, no aircraft is allowed to fly below 1000 m within 5 km of a nuclear plant. The first drone was observed on 5 October near the Creys-Malville plant in the southeastern part of the country, and four different drones were observed on 19 October hovering over plants in four different regions of the country. Although Greenpeace was initially suspected, the group has denied responsibility. Because of the aircraft’s small size, it is believed to be unlikely that they could cause any serious damage.
