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November 14, 2012

French EDF, Areva mull nuclear plan with China's CGNPC
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2012
French energy groups EDF and Areva said Tuesday they have signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese counterpart CGNPC to jointly develop a new medium power nuclear reactor, confirming a report in the financial daily Les Echos. The report said that the three companies had completed an MoU to develop a 1,000 megawatt Generation III reactor, which spokespeople for EDF and Areva subsequently confirmed. "This is the first step in the development of a new 1,000 megawatt reactor that would be c ... read more

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