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April 24, 2013

Czech CEZ wants better bids for nuclear plant
Prague (AFP) April 23, 2013
Czech power giant CEZ on Tuesday asked for better bids from the US and Russian groups that are vying to build two new units at its southern Temelin nuclear plant. "We certainly expect a major improvement in all respects," CEZ spokesman Ladislav Kriz told Czech television. US industrial giant Westinghouse is up against the MIR-1200 consortium, made up of Russia's Atomstroiexport and Gidropress and the Czech Skoda JS. France's Areva was eliminated from the running in October but has appealed ... read more

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