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France pretty desperate to sell nuclear technology overseas

France needs to win international contracts, given that there will be little growth at home

French report hopes to heal nuclear division By Peggy Hollinger, FT.com : May 9 2010 “…..And, just maybe, it will help to end the years of public bickering and rivalry that have divided France’s nuclear champions – Areva, EDF, 36 per cent state-owned GDF-Suez and the Atomic Energy Commission – and which threaten to damage the industry’s international competitiveness………..The report is expected to call for greater government involvement in identifying the markets it wants its nuclear companies to target……….The organisation will aim to ensure France’s political interests are served by its state-owned companies, and to provide the political and commercial resources to identify new markets and give French technology a head start……..France needs to win international contracts, given that there will be little growth at home

FT.com / Industrials – French report hopes to heal nuclear division

May 10, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, France | antinuclear, AREVA, EDF, nuclear costs, nuclear technology