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China-France Nuclear Deal Signing Postponed
Paris (AFP) Jul 30, 2007 The planned signing Tuesday of a letter of intent by China and France on the construction in China of two nuclear reactors by the French group Areva has been postponed, a French source said Monday. But he stressed that "the principle of a letter of intent remains intact, with the date (of the signing) to be decided. The initial date of July 31... was postponed for technical and calendar reasons." Areva declined to comment on the report. Sources said here last week that French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde would travel to the Chinese capital for the signing on Tuesday of a letter of intent covering a project to build two EPR reactors. The deal, which could be worth close to six billion euros (8.2 billion dollars), would link Areva and its Chinese partner, the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC), which operates reactors at Daya Bay and Ling Ao in southern China.
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Ukraine Forgets About Chernobyl
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 31, 2007Politicians in Kiev are busy looking for an alternative to Russia as a builder of nuclear power plants. At any rate, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk hastened to announce after a meeting last week with his Canadian counterpart, Peter Gordon MacKay, that Ukraine was resuming talks with Canadian companies on the construction of CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) nuclear reactors in Ukraine. One of the main aims, he said, was to ensure Ukraine's "uranium independence." Ukraine has its own uranium raw materials, but it is forced to enrich them abroad. CANDU reactors use natural uranium. |
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