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UK nuclear regulator gave approval to resume three EDF reactors
Britain's Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) gave permission on Friday for EDF Energy to resume three nuclear reactors over the next week, offline since August, for inspections needed by an error on a similar unit.
read more... 24/11/2014
EDF: French nuclear reactor postponed to 2017
French utility EDF declared that its Areva-designed EPR nuclear reactor in Flamanville, France, will be delayed one more year, anticipating it would be linked to the grid in 2017, a decade after the start of the construction.
read more... 19/11/2014
Areva-Siemens increases claim to $4.4 billion over Finnish reactor postponements
The French-German conglomerate Areva-Siemens, the supplier of Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto-3 nuclear reactor, has raised its claim against Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), as stated by TVO late on Friday.
read more... 27/10/2014
Chinese interested in constructing Czech nuclear plant
China has shown interest in constructing nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic, as stated by the Industry and Trade Minister Jan Mladek on Tuesday, uniting four other possible contractors.
read more... 15/10/2014
France likely to win several big nuclear agreements from new trade exhibition
Areva, France's fighting reactor manufacturer, is not likely to win much in the way of huge new nuclear export agreements in spite of a major government-supported attempt to pursue clients at a trade fair this week.
read more... 14/10/2014