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EDF confirms it wants 40-year contracts to build nuclear plants via The Guardian

Posted on 2013/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

French-owned firm in talks with ministers over long-term subsidy guarantees as Ofgem warns of steep hike in energy prices Electricity firm EDF has confirmed it wants the UK government to sign 40-year contracts to support building new nuclear reactors in … Continue reading →

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Last 24 hours have ‘killed’ French nuclear – analyst via Reuters

Posted on 2012/12/05 by norma field

MILAN/PARIS, Dec 4 (Reuters) – French power group EDF received a new blow on Tuesday when Italy’s biggest utility Enel announced its has pulled out from a project to build a next-generation nuclear reactor in northern France. The French state-owned … Continue reading →

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Government would walk away from talks on nuclear if costs too high says energy minister via smartest energy

Posted on 2012/11/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Energy Minister John Hayes has warned that the UK Government is prepared to walk away from talks with French energy company EDF over the building of nuclear power stations in the UK if the cost to consumers is too high. … Continue reading →

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EDF : French Nuclear Body : Level 1 Incident At Flamanville’s Plant via 4-traders

Posted on 2012/10/25 by kojimaaiko

PARIS–A leak at the reactor No. 1 of Electricite de France SA’s (EDF.FR) Flamanville plant late Wednesday didn’t trigger any environmental damage or threatened the health of any employee, the French nuclear safety regulator Autorite de Surete Nucleaire said Thursday. … Continue reading →

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EDF Pegs Nuclear Upgrade Cost at $13 Billion via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2012/01/03 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

PARIS—France’s nuclear-safety watchdog ordered immediate upgrades to nuclear reactors to guard against natural disasters, which Électricité de France SA said could require €10 billion, or roughly $13 billion, in additional costs. In a review following last year’s Fukushima nuclear accident … Continue reading →

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Don’t Hack the Hippies: Nuclear giant EDF found guilty of spying on Greenpeace via Greenpeace

Posted on 2011/11/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

As the great Mahatma Gandhi (nearly) said, ”First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they spy on you, then you win”. That’s pretty much the chain of events that lead to today’s conviction by a French court … Continue reading →

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