Areva Chief Talks Power

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Forbes.blog reports on Areva and its recent agreement with a new nuclear reactor.
It’s illegal to build a new nuclear reactor in California.
“There is no solution without nuclear power,” Lauvergeon declared during a visit to Forbes’ offices on Friday. Of the California law: “One way or another, it will change,” she said.
Her confidence flies in the […]

Forbes.blog reports on Areva and its recent agreement with a new nuclear reactor.

It’s illegal to build a new nuclear reactor in California.

“There is no solution without nuclear power,” Lauvergeon declared during a visit to Forbes’ offices on Friday. Of the California law: “One way or another, it will change,” she said.

Her confidence flies in the face of some harsh realities.  While there are still those who talk about a nuclear renaissance in the U.S., there is only one new reactor being built, it won’t be complete until at least 2016, and it isn’t an Areva design.

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