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December 11, 2014

French Companies Interested in Expanding Czech Nuclear Program
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 10, 2014
French energy companies are interested in developing the Czech's nuclear program, according to country's Prime Minister Manuel Valls. Dyring his visit to Prague on Tuesday, Valls told a Czech-French business forum that state-controlled companies such as utility Electricite de France and nuclear engineering giant Areva "are ready to react to the decision" to expand the country's nuclear energy output, according to Associated Press. The Czech Republic and France, unlike other European countrie ... read more

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