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• EDF Appoints Team To Support CEO

  The EDF Group has set up a new Senior Management team focused around Henri Proglio - By Mark McFadden - The EDF Group's Executive Committee (COMEX) now consists of: - Henri Proglio, President and Chief Executive Officer, - Daniel Camus, Group Executive Vice President in charge of International Activities and Strategy, - Pierre Lederer, Group Executive Vice President in charge of Supply, - Hervé Machenaud, Group Executive Vice President in charge of Generation and Engineering, - Jean-Louis Mathias, Group Executive Vice President in charge of the coordination of French activities and Human Resources, - Thomas Piquemal, Group Executive Vice President in charge of Finance, - Bernard Sananès, Group Vice President, Communication and Public and European Affairs, - Alain Tchernonog, Corporate Secretary. ... Posted Feb 16 2010, 08:35 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, executive appointments, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Electrcite de France, CEO, Henri Proglio, proglio

• AREVA And EDF Reach Accord On Spent Nuclear Fuel Management

  The agreement lays down the conditions for applying the framework agreement of December 19, 2008, which sets the principles of a long-term partnership for operations of treatment-recycling of used fuel, and reprocessed fuel fabrication (MOX1) - By Stephen Heiser - AREVA and EDF have reached an agreement covering the transportation, treatment and recycling of used nuclear fuel, for which a contract will be signed before the end of the first quarter of 2010. ... Posted Feb 09 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: uranium, AREVA, MOX, EDF, spent fuel , Plutonium, ENERGY, nuclear, power, fuel, Electrcite de France, mixed oxide

• Draft Law: EDF To Sell A Third Of Nuclear Power To Competitors

  The price will reflect the economic conditions” of EDF’s existing nuclear reactors and “all of the costs” of operating them will be calculated by the regulator, according to the document - Edited by Chris Smith - According to a report by Bloomberg, Electricite de France SA, (EDF... Posted Jan 21 2010, 08:20 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, Europe, legislation, competition, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Electrcite de France, law, draft

• EDF, EnBW and E.ON Finalize Contracts

  EDF, EnBW and E.ON concluded final agreements on a swap of electric drawing rights and generation assets - By Stephen Heiser - EDF and Charbonnages de France completed the sell to E.ON of their stake in SNET EDF, EnBW, a German energy supplier jointly controlled by EDF, and E.ON have announced they have completed the agreements signed on September 30 on a swap of electric drawing rights and generation assets between France and Germany. ... Posted Jan 06 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, E.ON, France, Germany, ENERGY, nuclear, power, assets, swap, Electrcite de France, EnBW, agreements, SNET

• GDF Suez Will Appeal 2009 Nuclear Power Levy

  The group said in a statement that it had just paid its contribution of 213 million euros ($305.5 million), part of a 250 million euro payment demanded from all nuclear operators in Belgium for last year - Edited by April Murelio - According to a Reuters report, - French utilities group GDF Suez plans to ask Belgium's top court to annul the Belgian government's 2009 levy on nuclear power station operators in the country. ... Posted Jan 04 2010, 08:00 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, GDF Suez, fees, SPE, Electrcite de France, centerica

• French Nuclear Inudustry Reevaluates Strategy

  French nuclear sector re-thinks strategy after UAE awards contract to Korea - Edited by April Murelio - According to an AFP report, the French nuclear power sector is to re-focus its strategy, notably in Britain and the United States, after losing out to a South Korean consortium on a 20.4-billion-dollar project in the United Arab Emirates. ... Posted Dec 31 2009, 08:30 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: AREVA, EDF, UAE, France, India, nuclear, power, Electrcite de France, U.S., united arab emirates, Sarkozy, re-think, fresno, reevaluate

• EDF Confirms Role Developing Nuclear Power Plants With China's CGNPC

  The first unit of Taishan nuclear plant, modelled on the EPR currently under construction at Flamanville in Normandy, is scheduled for commissioning in late 2013 - By Stephen Heiser - On the occasion of the official visit to China of French Prime Minister François Fillon, Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF and Qian Zhimin, Chairman of electricity generator China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company (GCNPC) received final approval from the Chinese authorities for the creation of a joint venture (TNPJVC: Guangdong Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company Limited), whose purpose is to build and operate two EPR nuclear reactors in Taishan (in the Province of Guangdong), with EDF’s holding fixed at 30% for 50 years. ... Posted Dec 22 2009, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: China, EDF, EPR, nuclear, Electrcite de France, gcnpc, China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company

• Constellation Energy Nuclear Group Announces Appointment of George H. Gellrich as Site Vice President for Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

  Gellrich’s 28-year career includes the position of Plant Manager at PSEG’s Salem Generating Station from 2007 - 2009. Most recently, he was on a rotational assignment at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations - By Stephen Heiser - Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, a joint venture... Posted Dec 11 2009, 08:19 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Constellation Energy , EDF, Calvert Cliffs, executive appointments, Electrcite de France, ceng, George H. Gellrich, Constellation Energy Nuclear

• Henri Proglio Named EDF Chairman And CEO

  Henri Proglio has been a non-executive director of EDF since September 2004 - By Mark McFadden - Henri Proglio has been appointed today EDF Chairman and CEO by the Council of Ministers by decree. Born on 29th June 1949 in Antibes (France), Henri Proglio is a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales... Posted Nov 30 2009, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, executive appointments, Electrcite de France, CEO, director, chairman, non-executive, Henri Proglio

• Centrica completes acquisition of 20 percent stake in British Energy/Important Nuclear Step

  EDF and Centrica will form a separate 80/20 joint venture through which they will undertake the pre-development activities for a planned nuclear new build program - By April Murelio - Centrica plc has completed the purchase of its stake in British Energy through the acquisition of a 20 per cent equity... Posted Nov 30 2009, 08:12 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: mergers, acquisitions, EDF, British Energy, ENERGY, nuclear, Centrica, power, Electrcite de France, new, BE, segebel

• AREVA Calls On Manufacturers To Supply, Build EPR Nuclear Plant In Maryland

  Several companies have submitted license applications to build U.S. EPR nuclear plants and more are under consideration - By Stephen Heiser - AREVA began enlisting manufacturers at its first U.S. Supplier Day in Baltimore. The AREVA Supplier Day aims to identify and begin certification of new partner... Posted Nov 20 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: AREVA, UniStar Nuclear Energy, Constellation Energy , EDF, EPR, jobs, Calvert Cliffs, suppliers, Electrcite de France, unistar, contractors

• Centrica To Complete On BE Investment Following EC Decision On Sale Of SPE To EDF

  Centrica will also offtake 20 per cent of the uncontracted power from the British Energy fleet and EDF and Centrica will form a separate 80/20 joint venture - By Christopher Smith - Centrica plc welcomes the announcement by the European Commission that it has cleared the proposed purchase by Electricité... Posted Nov 16 2009, 08:35 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, British Energy, investment, nuclear, SPE, Centrica, Electrcite de France, sale, ec, Complete, BE

• Constellation Energy And EDF Group Finalize Nuclear Joint Venture

  Companies look forward to working together to deliver the expected economic, environmental and clean energy benefits created by the joint venture - By Stephen Heiser - Constellation Energy and EDF Development Inc. have announced that EDF has completed its investment in Constellation Energy Nuclear Group... Posted Nov 09 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Constellation Energy , EDF, investment, joint venture, ENERGY, nuclear, power, cooperation, JV, Electrcite de France, constellation

• EDF Offers Commitments To The European Commission: Long-Term Contracts Proceedings

  These commitments in particular guarantee that an average of 65% of the volume of electricity that it supplies to its large industrial customers in France will be put back on the market each year - By Christopher Smith - As part of the European Commission’s examination of EDF’s electricity... Posted Nov 05 2009, 08:25 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: EDF, Europe, Electrcite de France, supply, ec, commitment, european commission, edf group

• Open Letter From Unistar CEO

  Calvert Cliffs success a direct result of strong support from consttituents - Edited by Linton Levy - Dear Calvert Cliffs Supporter: On October 30, 2009, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) announced its decision to approve the joint venture between Constellation Energy and Electricite de France... Posted Nov 04 2009, 08:22 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Constellation Energy , EDF, Calvert Cliffs, reactor, open letter, approval, Electrcite de France, constellation, CEO