EU needs more nuclear power to reduce oil dependency

EU needs more nuclear power to reduce oil dependency

London (Platts)--6Jun2006

The European Union needs more nuclear power to reduce dependency on oil,
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said June 5 in Helsinki at a press
conference that was broadcast by Finnish Radio. He also visited the
construction site of the 1,600-MW Olkiluoto-3 EPR which is being supplied by
Framatome ANP and Siemens. Work on the unit is eight to nine months behind
schedule because of quality control problems.

De Villepin was in Finland to discuss the reactor, other energy issues and
Finland's EU presidency which starts July 1. During Villepin's visit to the
Eduskunta (parliament), Greenpeace protested outside, raising an inflatable
reactor with a banner reading "EPR: A French Nuclear Disaster."

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