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Going Nuclear: Is France Really the Example to Follow?

* June 15, 2009, 2:20 PM ETGoing Nuclear: Is France Really the Example to Follow? The Wall Street Journal, by Keith johnson  “…………………..

One of the biggest potential hurdles to the Republican Party’s newfound love of nuclear power is that in France, the government is nearly inseparable from its energy industry. The biggest power company, Electricite de France, is state-owned. Nuclear-engineering groups like Areva are extensions of government industrial policy.

That cozy relationship clears away many of the obstacles facing nuclear power—especially financing—

Going Nuclear: Is France Really the Example to Follow? – Environmental Capital – WSJ

June 16, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, France | antinuclear, AREVA, nuclear, radioactive