The US, in particular, has raised objections to the French option, citing its opposition to the Iraq invasion.
from here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3336701.stm

can I just say that objecting to the citing of this thing on French soil for the reason gven by the US government above is bloody childish. If the US government is going to object to building this thing in France it should be done on the grounds of safety, suitability of the location in physical terms (e.g. is the French facility on solid bedrock, is there a likelihood of earthquake or extreme weather conditions etc), is there proper technical and economic back up in France etc not on the grounds of the US has a bit of a gripe with France because of Iraq.

Anyone from the US care to comment.... I don't know if we're getting the full picture here - maybe you guys who know whats happening in your country could enlighten us??

Z

PS and look on the bright side if it blows up, you get rid of the French (apologies to any French people here but I couldn't resist that jab)