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April 23, 2016

France to lead 4 bn euro cash injection for EDF
Paris (AFP) April 22, 2016
France said late Friday that it would lead a four-billion-euro capital increase for power company EDF, months after agreeing a similar cash injection for the other pillar of its nuclear industry, Areva. EDF, which is 85 percent owned by the French state, also pledged to cut millions more in costs and sell off assets in a bid to reduce its huge pile of debt. The electricity giant has been hit by weak European electricity prices and hefty investments, notably its plans to help build Britain's cont ... read more

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				Finnish nuclear power plant reactor shut down after radioactive leak According to nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima, one of the reactors at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in western Finland was shut down on Friday due to a minor leakage. One of the re ... more		France finalising UK nuclear plant deal: minister French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron repeated his government's commitment Sunday to plans by state-owned company EDF to build a controversial next-generation nuclear plant in Britain, saying the deal was being finalised. ... more

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