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London-based architect firm YRM has been awarded a contract by EDF Energy to act as overall architect for the planned new Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, UK. The contract follows an earlier one for work on the new Hinkley Point C plant.

Areva and Electricité de France (EdF) announced that they had reached an agreement covering the transportation, treatment and recycling of used nuclear fuel. A contract reflecting this agreement is expected to be signed before the end of March.

A revised schedule of expected applications for permission to construct new nuclear power plants in the UK has been published by the Infrastructure Planning Commission. The first is expected from EDF Energy in early August.

Following approval by the relevant antitrust authorities, Electricité de France (EdF) and German utilities EOn and Energie Baden-Weurttemburg (EnBW) have completed the swap of assets and rights representing more than 1200 MWe in generating capacity, including 800 MWe of nuclear generation. The deal ...

EDF Energy has started the process to sell off land suitable for a new nuclear power plant at Bradwell - but only "credible" nuclear operators need apply.

Henri Proglio has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of French generator Electricité de France (EdF). Sixty-year old Proglio has been chairman and CEO of water and environmental services giant Veolia Environnement since 2003, and a non-executive director of EdF since September 2004. He retains...

Electricité de France (EdF) has inaugurated new laboratories at the Materials Ageing Institute (MAI) in France, which will examine the link between materials science and power plant component performance and degradation.

Poland's largest power utility, Polska Grupa Energetyczna, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Electricité de France which could see the two companies cooperating in the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.

Electricité de France has permission to take a controlling stake in a Belgian utility as well as to complete its deal with Centrica regarding British Energy after a ruling by European competition authorities.

State regulators have granted Electricité de France conditional rights to take over part of Constellation Energy but the firms were criticised on their debating strategy.

[Bloomberg, 20 October] Edison, Italy's second largest power producer, wants to have up to a 20% stake in the country's nuclear power programme, according to the company's CEO Umberto Quadrino. He said that Edison is in talks with Enel and Electricité de France (EdF) about taking a stake...

The potential sale of a 20% stake in UK nuclear power plant operator British Energy by Electricité de France has attracted interest from a variety of European utilities.

Electricité de France (EdF) has appointed financial advisors to assist it in evaluating the potential sale of its electricity distribution business in the UK, operated by its UK subsidiary EDF Energy.

An extensive swap of generation assets and electricity drawing rights between Electricité de France (EdF) and German companies EOn and ENBW, including rights to 800 MW of nuclear generation, is being hailed as a triumph for European competition.

Henri Proglio is set to take over as CEO of Electricité de France (EdF), after a board meeting last weekend. The French government has announced his nomination, which requires approval from parliament before a presidential decree completes the change. The government thanked current CEO Pierre Gadonneix...

Refuelling of Gravelines 1 has been interrupted by a stuck fuel assembly. Owner-operator Electricité de France has evacuated the reactor building in line with regulations until a technical team has freed the assembly. The French Nuclear Safety Authority is monitoring the situation on site and has rated...

Plans by gas and electricity supplier Centrica to acquire a minority stake in nuclear utility British Energy from Electricité de France (EdF) have been approved by the UK's consumer and competition authority, the Office of Fair Trading.

French electricity generator Electricité de France (EDF) has suspended two staff members from their duties while a legal inquiry into allegations of hacking into the computer systems of anti-nuclear campaigner Greenpeace is in progress.

Electricité de France premises in Paris were raided yesterday as part of an antitrust investigation, the European Commission has announced. "Suspected illegal conduct may include actions to raise prices on the French wholesale electricity market."

The last year was a 'milestone' for Electricité de France (EdF) as it bought major interests in the UK and USA. In 2009 it will prioritise organic growth and a program of 'asset disposal'.

Areva has been awarded two contracts by Electricité de France (EdF) for the long-term supply of uranium conversion and enrichment services.

The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) has decided to refuse or suspend the accreditation of laboratories run by Electricité de France (EdF) for monitoring radioactivity in the environment around its plants. It says that the methodolgies used by the labs do not conform to ASN requirements.

Electricité de France (EdF) has begun the process of the integration of British Energy (BE) following its takeover of the company. The first steps have been to decide on the new structure of EdF's UK operations and to make some key appointments.

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and France's Comex Nucléaire, a subsidiary of ONET Technologies, have been awarded a contract by Electricité de France (EdF) to supply six replacement steam generators.

Lake Acquisitions Ltd - a wholly-owned subsidiary of Electricité de France (EdF) - announced that EdF's offer to acquire British Energy (BE) was now wholly unconditional. It said that by 5 January it had received valid acceptances for the ordinary offer and the convertible offer in respect of a total...