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This page provides an overview of some main nuclear companies operating worldwide and of the countries associated with their operations. These information may help international Anti-nuclear network activities to cooperate in resisting nuclear power.  
 
This page provides an overview of some main nuclear companies operating worldwide and of the countries associated with their operations. These information may help international Anti-nuclear network activities to cooperate in resisting nuclear power.  
  
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== Areva ==
 
== Areva ==
* is operator of Uranium mines McClean Lake (Areva Resources, formerly Cogema Resources) in Canada
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* is operator of Uranium mines McClean Lake (Areva Resources, formerly Cogema Resources) in Canada and is searching for Uranium in Finland
* is building an EPR reactor in Olkiluoto (Finland)
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* is building EPR reactors in Flamanville (France) and Olkiluoto (Finland)
 
* is stakeholder of the Uranium mine McArthur River in Canada (30,2%)
 
* is stakeholder of the Uranium mine McArthur River in Canada (30,2%)
 
* is stakeholder of the Uranium mill Key Lake in Canada (17%)
 
* is stakeholder of the Uranium mill Key Lake in Canada (17%)
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* wants to build new reactors in Ontario, Canada
 
* wants to build new reactors in Ontario, Canada
 
* offered to build an EPR in Alberta, Canada
 
* offered to build an EPR in Alberta, Canada
* transactions in Tchad & Niger
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* transactions in Tchad & Nigeria.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn2JjavSuPc&feature=player_embedded Short film showing radioactive contamination of the public by Areva in Niger] - Greenpeace reports that high radiation levels have been found on the streets of Akokan in Niger due to its proximity to uranium mines owned by Areva.
 
* wants to start uranium mining in [[Ranua Uranium Exploration Action|Finland]]
 
* wants to start a uranium mine in Namibia<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/08/nuclear-power-namibia-mining , November 8, 2009</ref>
 
 
 
=== The practices of Areva ===
 
==== France ====
 
Areva and the previous companies that were merged sooner or later in COGEMA/Areva have exploited over 200 mines in France. Just take the view in the West of Brittany. You can verify on the official MIMAUSA register that for those 10 mines, 3 of them have no information about when they were used, some kind of information which should be easy to remember. But antinuclear activists have to use ''Geiger counters'' to find the former mines and the contaminated soils, see the short report made by the French TV if you can understand French<ref name="Jean-YvonLandrac"/>:
 
* http://videos.sortirdunucleaire.org/spip.php?article111
 
* http://programmes.france3.fr/pieces-a-conviction/51415247-fr.php ''(long report made by ''France 3'' on former uranium mines)''
 
 
 
On the former mine of ''l’Esparpière'', the tails are covered by a thin film of plastic (about 1 mm), covered by 30 cm of earth. Remember: this is the show room for Areva, in Niger (far from the eyes of the TV), no soil and no plastic film prevent the wind from blowing the contaminated tails. But even in the show room, who will remember in a few centuries (or even decades) that no tree should grow on the tails, preventing from the early destruction of the supposed protection?<ref name="Jean-YvonLandrac"/>
 
 
 
==== Finland ====
 
Areva sold a “commercial product” (the EPR) at a fixed price, but now, after years of delay<ref>Olkiluoto 3 should already be in operation since April 2009. The current (November 2009) estimate delay is about 3 years, but if the cooling system is to be redone from start (as defects have been observed), 3 more years would be added to this delay.<br/>''(source: Jean-Yvon Landrac, letter to Ranua munipalicy Council on November 16, 2009)''</ref>, they claim that [[#TVO|TVO]] should participate for the over costs because it’s a prototype.<ref name="Jean-YvonLandrac">Jean-Yvon Landrac, letter to Ranua munipalicy Council on November 16, 2009</ref>
 
  
  
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Cameco Corporation is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2008, it was the world's second largest uranium producer, accounting for 15% of world production.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cameco&oldid=309777109, September 16, 2009</ref>
 
Cameco Corporation is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2008, it was the world's second largest uranium producer, accounting for 15% of world production.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cameco&oldid=309777109, September 16, 2009</ref>
 
* operates a number of uranium mines in Canada
 
* operates a number of uranium mines in Canada
 
 
== EdF ==
 
* is a French state company
 
* is building an EPR reactor in Flamanville (France)
 
 
== EnBW Kraftwerke AG ==
 
* operator and owner of several NPPs in Germany: '''Philippsburg-1''' (1979 - 890 MW)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=112 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Philippsburg-2''' (1984 - 1,392 MW)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=113 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Neckarwestheim-I''' (1976 - 785 MW; operator: EnBW Kernkraft GmbH, owner: 70 % Neckarwerke Stuttgart AG (is part of EnBW), 18.18 % Deutsche Bahn AG, 9.09 % EnBW Kraftwerke, and others)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=101 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Neckarwestheim-II''' (1989 - 1,310 MW, operator: Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Neckar GmbH (is part of EnBW), owner: EnBW Kraftwerke AG)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=102 , 6 November 2009</ref>
 
  
  
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== EON ==
 
== EON ==
* is operator of several NPPs in Germany: '''Brokdorf''' (1986 - 1,410 MW; 80 % EON, 20 % Vattenfall)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=14 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Brunsbüttel''' (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Emsland/Lingen''' (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Grafenrheinfeld''' (1981 - 1,275 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=32 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Grohnde''' (1984 - 1,360 MW; operator: Gemeinschaftskernkraftswerk Grohnde GmbH, owner: 83.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 17.7 % Stadtwerke Bielefeld)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=35 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Gundremmingen-B''' (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Gundremmingen-C''' (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Isar-I/Ohu''' (1977 - 878 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=158 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Isar-II/Ohu''' (1988 - 1,400 MW; operator: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH, owner: 80 % E.ON Kernkraft, 25 % Stadtwerke München)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=159 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Krümmel''' (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Unterweser/Esenshamm''' (1978 - 1,345 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=132 , 6 November 2009</ref>
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* is operator of several NPPs in Germany
 
* wants to build a new reactor in Finland (main stakeholder of Fennovoima)
 
* wants to build a new reactor in Finland (main stakeholder of Fennovoima)
 
* wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with [[#RWE|RWE]])<ref name="RWE-EON-UK"/>
 
* wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with [[#RWE|RWE]])<ref name="RWE-EON-UK"/>
 
 
== Fortum ==
 
* owner and operator of the Finnish NPP Loviisa including a final repository for L/MAW
 
  
  
 
== RWE ==
 
== RWE ==
 
* wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with [[#EON|EON]])<ref name="RWE-EON-UK">http://www.stromtarife-vergleich.net/stromerzeuger/838-eon-und-rwe-planen-neue-kraftwerke-in-grosbritannien.html</ref>
 
* wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with [[#EON|EON]])<ref name="RWE-EON-UK">http://www.stromtarife-vergleich.net/stromerzeuger/838-eon-und-rwe-planen-neue-kraftwerke-in-grosbritannien.html</ref>
* wants to build a new reactor in Belene (Bulgaria): 49% of the project are owned by RWE<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/0,1518,657556,00.html</ref>
 
* is owner (RWE Power) of five nuclear power plants in Germany: '''Biblis-A''' (1974 - 1,167 MW)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=7 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Biblis-B''' (1976 - 1,240 MW)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=8 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Emsland/Lingen''' (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Gundremmingen-B''' (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Gundremmingen-C''' (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009</ref>
 
 
[[Image:RWE-original.jpg|RWE Energy Giant|thumb|right]]
 
[[Image:RWE-lie.jpg|RWE Energy Giant Lie - The Truth About The Ad|thumb|right]]
 
[[Image:Greenpeace-RWEgiant.jpg|The RWE Energy Giant|thumb|right]]
 
[[Image:RWE-giant.jpg|RWE Energy Giant - Director's Cut|thumb|right]]
 
=== RWE Greenwashing Campaign ===
 
* the German RWE company started a greenwashing advertising campaign in Germany in 2009 with a short film ("RWE Energy Giant"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhMV0e_cFAI , ''translation:''
 
** ''It can be so easy to make big changes.''
 
** ''If you are a giant.''
 
** ''Move forwards''
 
* critics published a new version ("RWE Energy Giant Lie - The Truth About The Ad") of the film with critical comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTjHASBVA0Y&NR=1 , ''translation:''
 
** ''Only 0.1 Percents of RWE's power station's capacities are from wind power stations.''
 
** ''Tidal power plants has RWE: none. They only exist on their drawing board.''
 
** ''Many pylons origin from the prewar period. Some years ago some of them broke for age reasons.''
 
** ''RWE produces every year 170,000,000 tons of Carbon Dioxide. This is 20 % of the German total.''
 
** ''RWE owns five nuclear power plants. Where are they in this film???''
 
** ''You've got to be kidding, RWE! You won't cheat us!''
 
* Greenpeace changed the film a bit ("The RWE Energy Giant"), pointing to the nuclear power of RWE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZFGYG7acz4 , ''translation:''
 
** ''15 % of Germany's electricity came from renewable energies in 2008.''
 
** ''Only 2 % was the amount of renewable energies of the electricity production of RWE.''
 
** ''RWE: really less renewables''
 
* The anti-nuclear campaign "Atomausstieg selber machen" (="make nuclear phase-out yourself") published another version of the short film ("RWE Energy Giant - Director's Cut"): http://www.youtube.com/atomausstieg09?gl=DE&hl=de , ''translation:''
 
** ''It's a shame if you don't make ANY big changes''
 
** ''although you are a giant.''
 
  
  
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== TVO ==
 
* is owner and operator of the Finnish NPP Olkiluoto including a final repository for L/MAW
 
  
 
== Vattenfall ==
 
* is owner and operator of several NPPs in Germany: '''Brokdorf''' (1986 - 1,410 MW; 80 % EON, 20 % Vattenfall)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=14 , 6 November 2009</ref>,  '''Brunsbüttel''' (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009</ref>,  '''Krümmel''' (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009</ref>
 
  
  
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== Footnotes ==
 
<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2; -moz-column-gap:20px; column-gap:20px;">
 
<small>{{Footnotes}}</small>
 
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[[Category: Bulgaria]]
 
 
[[Category: Canada]]
 
[[Category: Canada]]
 
[[Category: Finland]]
 
[[Category: Finland]]
 
[[Category: France]]
 
[[Category: France]]
 
[[Category: Germany]]
 
[[Category: Germany]]
[[Category: Namibia]]
 
[[Category: United Kingdom]]
 
 
[[Category: Areva]]
 
[[Category: Areva]]

Revision as of 02:22, 27 November 2009

This page provides an overview of some main nuclear companies operating worldwide and of the countries associated with their operations. These information may help international Anti-nuclear network activities to cooperate in resisting nuclear power.



AECL

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation with the responsibility of managing Canada's national nuclear energy research and development program, including the advancement and support of CANDU reactor technology which was developed at AECL starting in the 1950s. AECL also provides a variety of maintenance, diagnostic, waste management, refurbishment, and other services to the nuclear industry.[1]

  • is the constructor of the Canadian NPPs


Areva

  • is operator of Uranium mines McClean Lake (Areva Resources, formerly Cogema Resources) in Canada and is searching for Uranium in Finland
  • is building EPR reactors in Flamanville (France) and Olkiluoto (Finland)
  • is stakeholder of the Uranium mine McArthur River in Canada (30,2%)
  • is stakeholder of the Uranium mill Key Lake in Canada (17%)
  • is operator of the new Uranium mine Midwest in Canada
  • is stakeholder of the new Uranium mine Cigar Lake in Canada (37%)
  • is stakeholder of the new Uranium mine Dawn Lake in Canada (23%)
  • wants to build new reactors in Ontario, Canada
  • offered to build an EPR in Alberta, Canada
  • transactions in Tchad & Nigeria.


Bruce Power

Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation (31.6%), TransCanada Corporation (31.6%), BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust (31.6%), the Power Workers Union (4%) and The Society of Energy Professionals (1.2%) [1]. It is the licensed operator of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, located on the shores of Lake Huron, roughly 250 kilometres northwest of Toronto, between the towns of Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.[2]

  • operates a number of NPPs in Canada
  • wants to build and operate a new reactor in Alberta/CA (as successor of Energy Alberta)


Cameco

Cameco Corporation is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2008, it was the world's second largest uranium producer, accounting for 15% of world production.[3]

  • operates a number of uranium mines in Canada


Energy Alberta

Energy Alberta Corporation was created in 2005 to provide nuclear power to the energy-intensive development of the oil sands resources in northern Alberta. The company was founded by Hank Swartout, CEO of Precision Drilling Corporation, and Wayne Henuset, co-owner of Willow Park Wines and Spirits in Calgary, Alberta. In 2007 Energy Alberta was acquired by Bruce Power of Ontario. Bruce decided to relocate the site to Whitemud.[4]

  • wants to build and operate a new reactor in Alberta/CA


EON

  • is operator of several NPPs in Germany
  • wants to build a new reactor in Finland (main stakeholder of Fennovoima)
  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with RWE)[5]


RWE

  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with EON)[5]


Siemens

  • is stakeholder of Areva
  • nuclear operations in: Germany (Headquarter; built NPPs), France (EPR Flamanville via Areva), Finland (EPR Olkiluoto via Areva; Uranium mining via Areva), Canada (Uranium mining via Areva)