Bouygues Construction is to collaborate with France's CEA on the design and construction of the Astrid reactor prototype. Ten organisations are now involved in the project.
Yesterday saw the end of operations at Areva's Georges Besse diffusion enrichment plant following 33 years of service.
The carbon intensity of generating capacity owned by the EDF group of companies fell below 100 g/kWh for the first time in 2011, while in France EDF's emission rate dived 25% to 30.4 g/kWh.
France's new Council of Ministers has been announced, following the investiture of President Francois Hollande.
EDF has reported two fires in the reactor building of Penly 2, which shut down automatically on detection of smoke in the reactor building.
Britain and France have again reaffirmed their enthusiasm for nuclear power, declaring their desire to see a joint nuclear industry emerge. The European neighbours also plan to cooperate in response to nuclear emergencies and assist other countries to follow their lead.
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Bouygues Construction is to collaborate with France's CEA on the design and construction of the Astrid reactor prototype. Ten organisations are now involved in the project..jpg "Tricastin 76x48 (Areva)")
Yesterday saw the end of operations at Areva's Georges Besse diffusion enrichment plant following 33 years of service.
France's new Council of Ministers has been announced, following the investiture of President Francois Hollande.
The Socialist Party's Francois Hollande has narrowly beaten Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election. It is unknown whether Hollande will carry through proposed large-scale cuts to France's nuclear generating capacity, including the closure of the country's oldest nuclear power plant.
Construction projects in China have moved forward with the dome of unit 1 of the Fangchenggang plant being lowered into place and heavy components for the primary reactor coolant system of the first EPR at Taishan have been delivered from France.
EDF has reported two fires in the reactor building of Penly 2, which shut down automatically on detection of smoke in the reactor building.