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Undertow on March 22, 2008 - 9:41am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Also from The Guardian today.

Britain and France to take nuclear power to the world

Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change.

The pact is to be announced at the "Arsenal summit" next week when prime ministers Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy will meet at the Emirates stadium in north London.

Britain hopes to take advantage of French expertise to build the power stations that do not rely on fossil fuels. Nearly 79% of France's electricity comes from its highly-developed nuclear power industry. The UK's ageing nuclear plants are ready for decommissioning and supply 20% of its energy needs.

Brown hopes the partnership will create a skilled British labour force who would then work in partnership with France to sell nuclear power stations to other countries over the next 15 years.

Think they're reading your posts :-)

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DaveMart on March 22, 2008 - 9:48am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Actually, I do have relations who report directly to Gordon Brown and Darling!- but I am the wicked uncle!:-)

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River on March 22, 2008 - 11:09am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

A couple of questions...

Why would Sarkozy and France need or want a partnership with GB in the expansion of sales of nuclear power plants, since France has a most admirable record of safe nuclear power construction and operation?

Does anyone think this joint venture will turn out better than the SST (super-sonic transport), a boondoggle that even the wastrel US Government avoided?

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karlof1 on March 22, 2008 - 1:42pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

"Britain and France are to sign a deal to construct a new generation of nuclear power stations and export the technology around the world in an effort to combat climate change."

Everywhere except Iran and any other muslim majority country that is.

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AlanfromBigEasy on March 22, 2008 - 1:54pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Excepting Muslim nations on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, of course !

Alan

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TheRedBaron on March 22, 2008 - 2:20pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The UK and France have already co-operated in exporting nuclear plant. After the 1956 Israeli invasion of Egypt, France supplied Israeli with the plant and the UK supplied the moderator -heavy water. Under the « atoms for peace » programme, Israel promised not to use the reactor for weapons production. Obviuosly the Israelis have kept their promise. Otherwise UK and France are obliged under international law to demand the return of the equipment and the heavy water.

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RalphW on March 22, 2008 - 5:17pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Of course, it is well known that Gordon Brown's brother is employed by the French nuclear industry.

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