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AREVA nuclear company tight-lipped about new government guidelines

Areva: No Comment On France’s Nuclear-Energy Policy Decisions – WSJ.com, By Geraldine Amiel and Angeline Benoit, Dow Jones Newswires;22 Feb 2011, PARIS –French state-controlled nuclear engineering firm Areva SA (CEI.FR, ARVCY) Monday denied to make any comment after the French government issued guidelines for the French nuclear-energy industry, which include the company’s confining its uranium-mining operations into a separate legal unit.The guidelines issued Monday in a statement released by the office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy also say that state-controlled power group Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) should lead French consortiums to bid contracts abroad.-  Areva: No Comment On France’s Nuclear-Energy Policy Decisions – WSJ.com

February 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | France, Uranium