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France’s foreign policy: SELL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY

France seeks to pull nuclear champions into line | TopNews Arab Emirates, by Akilah Amiri , 03/18/2010 , The government has been proposing a high level authority or committee for enhancing nuclear program and tapping rising opportunities across the World. The committee will be directly under the Prime Minister and will report to the President.

President Nicolas Sarkozy has been always called for tapping export opportunities available in the World given to France’s expertise in the nuclear energy sector. The country has started to incorporate nuclear energy sector as a leading element in the French foreign policy. However, the country has been experiencing high competition from the rivals due to involvement of some degree of diplomatic pressure by respective governments.The government is concerned over Areva’s failure to get key contract in Abu Dhabi last year. Critics have now started to raise questions on the authority given to the state run firm.

France seeks to pull nuclear champions into line | TopNews Arab Emirates

March 19, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, politics | antinuclear, AREVA, France, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin