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June 04, 2014

French police raid Areva over UraMin purchase
Paris (AFP) June 03, 2014
French police Tuesday carried out a dozen raids concerning state-controlled nuclear giant Areva's controversial 2007 purchase of a Canadian uranium mining company, a judicial source told AFP. The probe focuses on the $2.5 billion (1.8 billion euro) purchase by Areva of UraMin at a height of demand for enriched uranium. Areva was later forced to revalue its UraMin uranium mines to only 410 million euros. Canadian media reports have suggested the sale was preceded by suspicious stock trades an ... read more

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