Press Release

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a €250 million contract with AREVA to supply safety instrumentation and control (I&C) technologies and systems for the French nuclear reactor modernisation programme. The systems will be installed in the twenty-strong French fleet of 1300 MW nuclear reactors operated by Electricité de France (EDF). Read it all..

Studsvik has signed a 7-year contract with EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited worth 13.5 MSEK per year for carrying out materials testing on irradiated fuel and fuel components from AGR reactors (Advanced Gas cooled Reactors). The contract may be extended for a further 10 years. Read it all..

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EDF has submitted its 19 supplementary safety reports for the nuclear sites that are currently operating and those that are under construction to the ASN. This in-depth review of the design of power plants post-Fukushima was launched at the request of the French government, in accordance with the specifications published by the ASN on 5th May 2011. Read it all..

Foreign Office Minister and Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, Jeremy Browne called in at EDF Energy’s Hinkley Point site this month to see for himself plans for a new nuclear power station. Read it all..

University of Cambirdge work with industry to educate nuclear leaders of tomorrow

Some of the biggest companies and organisations in the nuclear industry are lending their support to a new course which will prepare the engineers and scientists of tomorrow for incidents such as those recently witnessed in Japan.

Despite the recent, unprecedented events at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, global nuclear investment appears likely to continue after a period of careful consideration of the lessons that need to be learned. In the UK, the Government has commissioned a review.

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From Debate to Deployment 

Platts 2011 European Nuclear Power conference

Platts 6^th Annual European Nuclear Power:

23-24 June 2011 – Marriott Prague – Prague, Czech Republic

Platts 2011 European Nuclear Power conference will once again assemble the organizations that are leading and those that are supporting nuclear renaissance in Europe. The ‘growth areas’ of Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Poland and the UK will be explored in depth whilst the regions’ leading utilities EDF, E.ON, GDF Suez and RWE share their nuclear plans and the challenges they face. This conference will continue to provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of European nuclear power and its development market; highlighting new opportunities and providing practical solutions to the challenges of deployment from infrastructure to finance.

Press Release 03/01/2011

On 31 December 2010, EDF Group allocated 50% of the RTE shares to its dedicated assets portfolio set aside to cover future costs related to the decommissioning costs of nuclear plants and the downstream fuel cycle. This decision, approved by EDF’s Board of Directors on 14 December 2010, received the necessary administrative approvals. As a result of this decision, RTE remains wholly-owned by EDF. Read it all..

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Further information regarding the evolution of EDF shareholding in RTE following market rumours

Pursuant to the Law dated June 28, 2006, on the securing of the financing of nuclear expenses, EDF must build up a portfolio of dedicated assets enabling the Group to meet its future costs in terms of decommissioning of existing nuclear power plants as well as in respect of radioactive waste storage. Read it all..

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AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has signed a major contract with EDF Group to support their Architect Engineering operation for the proposed delivery of four new EPR* nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point and Sizewell in the UK. Read it all..

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Interim assessment reports for two nuclear power station designs being considered for construction in the UK have been made public.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published the reports on Step 3 of its Generic Design Assessment of the designs put forward by EDF/AREVA and Westinghouse. Read it all..