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• Sarkozy promotes Areva on South Africa visit

  France pitches South Africa for new nuclear business The Sunday Independent in South Africa reports that French President Nicolas Sarkoy is visiting to promote Areva's nuclear energy solutions over that of Toshiba's Westinghouse. Sarkozy, on his first state visit to South Africa, is leading a delegation of 40 French chief executives, including Anne Lauvergeon, the CEO at Areva. Unlike his recent... Posted Mar 02 2008, 01:03 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, Nicolas Sarkozy, Eskom

• India not ready for nuclear deal with France

  Sarkozy may come come empty handed from his trip to New Delhi French President Nicolas Sarkozy will visit India on January 24th with the intend of signing a nuclear energy agreement. French Foreign Minister Bernard Koucher said the scope of the agreement would depend on the outcome of a pending agreement between India and the IAEA on nuclear inspections and safeguards. A separate proposed agreement... Posted Jan 03 2008, 10:27 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: India, Nuclear energy, Nicolas Sarkozy, France

• Sarkozy to take AREVA private

  Germany isn't keen on giving up its stake The Times of London reports French President Sarkozy set in motion the privatization of Areva, the world's biggest builder of nuclear power plants, asking officials to assess plans for a merger with Alstom, the French engineering group. The global giant would be worth close between (USD) $50-60 billion. The move set Paris on collision course with Berlin, which... Posted Sep 14 2007, 06:51 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, Nicolas Sarkozy

• India's nuclear program may get a boost from France

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be India’s chief guest at the Republic Day parade on Janaury 26, 2008, which is a short four months from now, according to India news media reports . An invitation to Sarkozy means India is looking for French investment in nuclear energy assuming that the India-US nuclear agreement is done by then. AREVA, the French nuclear conglomerate, would like to sell nuclear... Posted Sep 14 2007, 09:32 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: India, Nuclear energy, Nicolas Sarkozy, offset deals, France