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 Warsaw (AFP) May 19, 2009 
Poland has named its first nuclear energy official, the government said Tuesday, after announcing plans to build one or two nuclear power plants to meet the country's growing energy needs. Prime Minister Donald Tusk named Helena Trojanowska to oversee nuclear energy development. Until her appointment she ran the nuclear energy department of the Polish Energy Group, a state-owned electr ... read more
Paris (AFP) May 18, 2009France is ready to help Romania build a new nuclear power station, President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Romanian counterpart on Monday. Several European companies including France's GDF Suez, Enel from Italy and E.ON from Germany have expressed an interest in the contract to build Romania's second nuclear plant. During a working lunch with President Traian Basescu, Sarkozy offered "France' ... more
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Paris (AFP) May 16, 2009French nuclear power group Areva has sold its stake in oil giant Total in order to fund its own projects, the Figaro newspaper reported Saturday. Neither company would comment on the report, which said that Areva gave up its 0.4 percent share of Total valued at nearly 400 million euros (540 million dollars) some two weeks ago. Areva is seeking some three billion euros to finance its inve ... more 
Paris (AFP) May 15, 2009France and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate in the nuclear field, officials said Friday, with Islamabad claiming an important breakthrough in its bid to be seen as a responible nuclear power. Following talks between France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, the French leader's office said he had offered to help Pakistan improve its "nuclear safety" capab ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) May 12, 2009A nuclear energy agreement signed by Japan and Russia Tuesday will pave the way for contracts worth billions of dollars, the head of Russia's state nuclear agency said Tuesday. The accord, which was inked during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Tokyo, will allow for the transfer of Japanese technology to Russia and the sale of more nuclear fuel to energy-poor Japan. It wi ... more 
Dhaka (AFP) May 13, 2009Bangladesh and Russia signed a deal Wednesday which could lead to construction of the first civilian nuclear power plant in the electricity-starved South Asian nation, an official said. The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding on peaceful use of nuclear energy, which officials said was the first step toward construction of a plant. "We've had approaches from other countries. We ... more |
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Paris (AFP) April 30, 2009French nuclear power group Areva said Thursday it had filed a request for arbitration to try to stop Germany's Siemens creating a rival venture with Russian group Rosatom. A spokeswoman for the French state-controlled group confirmed a press report that her company had taken the case to the International Chamber of Commerce, but declined to provide further details. A Siemens spokesman sa ... more |
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