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June 29, 2016

Mitsubishi joins EDF in bid to save reactor builder Areva
Paris (AFP) June 28, 2016
France may have found a long-awaited Asian partner to help rescue its nuclear industry as its energy giant EDF signed a partnership deal with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI). Under the memorandum of understanding, MHI said it could take a minority stake alongside EDF in Areva NP, the reactor unit which is to be split off from other parts of France's troubled state-owned Areva nuclear behemoth. MHI boss Shunichi Miyanaga and EDF chief Jean-Bernard Levy said in a statement that the plann ... read more

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Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

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