French Government Nuclear Firm Seeks to Build U.S. Plants"

Environment News Service, February, 2005

BETHESDA, Maryland (ENS) — --> Based in Paris, the nuclear power corporation Framatome ANP is positioning itself to build and operate nuclear power plants in the United States.

The company is a member of the AREVA group, owned by the government of France. Framatome ANP is AREVA’s joint subsidiary with Siemens.

"AREVA has been preparing for a revival of nuclear generation in North Amerca for some time, and we now have the focus, technology and resources in place to play a leading role in nuclear power’s bright future," said Ray Ganthner, senior vice president of Framatome ANP.

On Tuesday, Framatome ANP announced the formation of a new organization to focus on "the future need for commercial nuclear generation in North America."

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