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Mali: Why France is fighting for West Africa  via The Foreign Report.com

Posted on 2013/02/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Power from Africa  There are many voices in the European media, which say France is intervening in Mali for the sake of its energy supply. That is not surprising since 80% of France’s electricity is from nuclear power, and the region of West Africa is rich with uranium deposits. … Continue reading →

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France eyes Saudi nuclear reactor sales via Al Arabiya news

Posted on 2013/01/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A top French minister and the chief executives of French utility EDF and reactor builder Areva are visiting Saudi Arabia this weekend to build a case for selling French nuclear reactors to the oil-rich country. Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg will … Continue reading →

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Toronto 2012: Metropolitan Films Take ‘The Land of Hope’ for France via The Hollywood Reporter

Posted on 2012/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The film about impact of the Fukushima disaster on a Japanese family premieres in Toronto on Friday. TORONTO — Metropolitan Films have snached up French distribution rights to The Land of Hope, a drama from Japanese director Sion Sono set … Continue reading →

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France to close oldest nuclear plant end-2016: Hollande via Reuters

Posted on 2012/09/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – France will close its oldest nuclear power plant, Fessenheim, at the end of 2016, President Francois Hollande said on Friday, bringing the closure date forward by a few months. “The Fessenheim power plant … will close at the … Continue reading →

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Areva Looks to China as France Rethinks Nuclear Power via Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted on 2012/07/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Areva SA (AREVA) Chief Executive Officer Luc Oursel is seeking fresh talks to sell nuclear reactors to China, halted in the wake of last year’s nuclear accident in Japan and amid questions about the new French government’s energy stance. The … Continue reading →

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France’s Areva strikes back over Czech Temelin tender via actualne.cz

Posted on 2012/03/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Prague – French company Areva, one of the three bidders for a multi-billion Temelín expansion contract, promised to subcontract 70 percent of the works to Czech firms. The French company signed contracts with 14 Czech firms that will be subcontracted … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro warns of climate change, nuclear threat via France 24

Posted on 2012/01/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

AFP – Cuba’s iconic revolutionary Fidel Castro warned that the world was on an “inexorable” march into the abyss this year because of climate change and the threat of nuclear war. In an article published Thursday — Castro’s first since … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima Effect: France Starts to Turn Against Its Much Vaunted Nuclear Industry via Time

Posted on 2012/01/04 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Is France’s long, proud, and at times defiant affection for nuclear energy finally beginning to wane in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster? While it’s still too early to pronounce France’s nearly four decade love affair with nuclear power finished … Continue reading →

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U.S. Must Mirror France – Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Fission via International Business Times

Posted on 2011/12/26 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Readers of this space know that it’s frequently addressed the United States’ multi-faceted energy problem — multi-faceted in that it involves both supply and demand issues. The U.S.’s two biggest energy form problems? We use: 1) too much oil and … Continue reading →

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France still plans to build 60th nuclear reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2011/11/28 by snasser

PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) – France will go ahead with a controversial project to build a 60th next-generation nuclear reactor, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday, as he stepped into a heated pre-election debate over France’s dependence on atomic power. … Continue reading →

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