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AREVA hypes nuclear power as “clean” and “green”

“Their sales pitch is they’d like to build a clean, green energy park,…….New Brunswick’s existing nuclear generating station is undergoing a major refurbishment by AECL to extend the life of the reactor by another 25 years, but the project is at least 18 months behind schedule and well over budget…

(Canada) Lepreau expansion could include green energy park, Lepreau expansion could include green energy park – Nova Scotia News By KEVIN BISSETT T  Jun 29 -FREDERICTON — If a second nuclear reactor is built in New Brunswick, it would come with benefits for other energy sources in the form of an “energy park,” Energy Minister Jack Keir said Monday. Keir is in Florida for meetings with top officials of French nuclear engineering group Areva, including Jacques Besnainou, the company’s CEO.

Areva approached the province late last year with a proposal to build a reactor next to the existing Candu unit at Point Lepreau and export power to the United States.

“Their sales pitch is they’d like to build a clean, green energy park,…….New Brunswick’s existing nuclear generating station is undergoing a major refurbishment by AECL to extend the life of the reactor by another 25 years, but the project is at least 18 months behind schedule and well over budget…

July 1, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Canada, spinbuster