Paris wants EDF and Areva to join forces

http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Paris_wants_EDF_and_Areva_to_join_forces_999.html The French government has called for closer cooperation between utility EDF and reactor maker Areva to help the country regain its leadership in the nuclear power sector. Such closer cooperation would increase France's chances to win reactor contracts abroad, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday. "There must be a strategic partnership between Areva and EDF each time that it's necessary for exports," Lagarde told French radio station RTL. "Our two big nuclear champion ... read more

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