Dutch energy utility doubts the financial viability of planned nuclear power

Dutch Utility Concerned About Nuclear Profitability; RWE Still Committed,Fox Business, By Patrick Buis and Archibald Preuschat October 31, 2011 Dow Jones Newswires AMSTERDAM — German power giant RWE AG (RWE.XE) said Monday it is still committed to its stake in a nuclear plant in the Netherlands, after the majority stakeholder expressed doubts about the financial viability of the multi-billion investment….

a spokesman for Dutch energy provider Essent, a unit of RWE, told Dow Jones Newswires Monday. He acknowledged, however, that the social acceptance of nuclear power had changed after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in March…. the Financieele Dagblad reported Monday that Dutch public utility Delta was having doubts about the investment in the plant….

Delta’s future stake in the project will be 70%, while RWE will hold the remaining 30%.The second Dutch nuclear power plant would require an EUR4.5 billion investment http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2011/10/31/dutch-utility-concerned-about-nuclear-profitability-rwe-still-committed/#ixzz1cUjmbB4k

November 1, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, EUROPE

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