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France can’t even build one nuclear reactor at Flamanville in France, yet wishes to build a power station with 6 nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in western India. Since EDF is taking over Areva’s nuclear reactor business and they are both owned by the French State anyway, the ban needs to be for Areva AND EDF. The same EPR reactors are proposed by both. And, let’s make the ban worldwide!

Via DiaNuke.org:

“Blacklist Areva Corp in India: Former Secretary Writes After Scam in French Nuclear Industry
MAY 16, 2016
Open letter by Dr. EAS Sarma, Former Secretary in Power Ministry, Government of India, to the Department of Atomic Energy –

To: Dr. Sekhar Basu
 Secretary
 Dept of Atomic Energy (DAE)
 Govt of India
Shri K D Tripathi 
Secretary 
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MPNG)
Govt of India

Dear Dr. Basu/ Tripathi,

Subject:- Substandard parts supplied by Areva company and…