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Scheme of the Finnish NPP Loviisa
The reactors Loviisa I and Loviisa II are Soviet design
Fortum is owner and operator of the NPP Loviisa
Cookies saying: "Fuck Osmo" - Osmo is the first name of the Areva manager who wants to mine for uranium in Lapland
Neckarwestheim NPP (Germany)
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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.



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

  • close partner of TEPCO[2]
  • is operator of Uranium mines McClean Lake (Areva Resources, formerly Cogema Resources) in Canada
  • is building an EPR reactor in 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
  • is operating uranium mines in Niger
  • wants to start uranium mining in Finland
  • wants to start a uranium mine in Namibia[3]

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[4]:

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?[4]

Finland

Areva sold a “commercial product” (the EPR) at a fixed price, but now, after years of delay[5], they claim that TVO should participate for the over costs because it’s a prototype.[4]


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.[6]

  • 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.[7]

  • operates a number of uranium mines in Canada


EdF


EnBW Kraftwerke AG

  • operator and owner of several NPPs in Germany: Philippsburg-1 (1979 - 890 MW)[8], Philippsburg-2 (1984 - 1,392 MW)[9], 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)[10], Neckarwestheim-II (1989 - 1,310 MW, operator: Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Neckar GmbH (is part of EnBW), owner: EnBW Kraftwerke AG)[11]


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.[12]

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


EON

  • is operator of several NPPs in Germany[13]: Brokdorf (1986 - 1,410 MW; 80 % EON, 20 % Vattenfall)[14], Grafenrheinfeld (1981 - 1,275 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft)[15], Grohnde (1984 - 1,360 MW; operator: Gemeinschaftskernkraftswerk Grohnde GmbH, owner: 83.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 17.7 % Stadtwerke Bielefeld)[16], Isar-I/Ohu (shut down)[13], Isar-II/Ohu (1988 - 1,400 MW; operator: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH, owner: 80 % E.ON Kernkraft, 25 % Stadtwerke München)[17], Unterweser-Esenshamm (1978 - 1,345 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)[18] (shut down)[13]
  • is stakeholder of several NPPs in Germany[13]: Brunsbüttel (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[19], Emsland/Lingen (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)[20], Gundremmingen-B (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[21], Gundremmingen-C (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[22], Isar-I/Ohu (1977 - 878 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)[23], Krümmel (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[24]
  • is stakeholder of several other atomic facilities in Germany[13]: GNS - Gesellschaft für Nuklearservice (Society for Nuclear Service), interim repository Ahaus, interim repository Gorleben, Uranium enrichment facility Gronau, and via GNS also stakeholder of the DBE - Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern mbH (mining for a final disposal site in Gorleben)
  • wants to build a new reactor in Finland (main stakeholder of Fennovoima)
  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with RWE)[25]


Fennovoima

  • name means "Scandinavian power"
  • main stakeholder is the German company EON
  • wants to build a new nuclear power station in Finland - possible locations in Simo and Pyhäjoki (both close to the city of Oulu); October 5, 2011 Fennovoima announced their selection of Pyhäjoki for the NPP site[26]


Fortum

  • owner and operator of the Finnish NPP Loviisa including a final repository for L/MAW


GNS

The Gesellschaft für Nuklearservice (GNS) is the operator of:

  • the interim repository for high level radioactive waste in Gorleben


Iberdrola

Electric utility that owns (Iberdrola Generación) all the 6 nuclear power plants that exists in Spain (Almaraz 52%, Ascó reactor ll 15%, Cofrentes 100%, Garoña 50%, Trillo I 50%, Vandellós II 28%) that generates 6,709 MW. The oldest is from 1971 and the newest from 1988. Iberdrola has a campaign against renewable energy producers, considers nuclear as "essential", while at the same time is using greenwashing.


RWE

  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with EON)[25]
  • wants to build a new reactor in Belene (Bulgaria): 49% of the project are owned by RWE[27]
  • is owner (RWE Power) of five nuclear power plants in Germany: Biblis-A (1974 - 1,167 MW)[28], Biblis-B (1976 - 1,240 MW)[29], Emsland/Lingen (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)[30], Gundremmingen-B (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[31], Gundremmingen-C (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[32]
RWE Energy Giant
RWE Energy Giant Lie - The Truth About The Ad
The RWE Energy Giant
RWE Energy Giant - Director's Cut

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.


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)


TEPCO

  • Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
  • it is (was until Fukushima?) the world's no. 4 power company[33]
  • operator of the Fukushima I Daiichi NPP (J)


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)[34], Brunsbüttel (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[35], Krümmel (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[36]



Footnotes

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atomic_Energy_of_Canada_Limited&oldid=300351714, September 16, 2009
  2. http://www.wdr.de/tv/monitor/sendungen/2011/0407/fukushima.php5 as at April 8, 2011
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/08/nuclear-power-namibia-mining , November 8, 2009
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jean-Yvon Landrac, letter to Ranua munipalicy Council on November 16, 2009
  5. 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.
    (source: Jean-Yvon Landrac, letter to Ranua munipalicy Council on November 16, 2009)
  6. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Power&oldid=311410080, September 16, 2009
  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cameco&oldid=309777109, September 16, 2009
  8. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=112 , 6 November 2009
  9. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=113 , 6 November 2009
  10. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=101 , 6 November 2009
  11. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=102 , 6 November 2009
  12. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Energy_Alberta_Corporation&oldid=304616374, September 16, 2009
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 http://www.euernonsensistkeinkonsens.de/?page_id=25 as at October 7, 2011
  14. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=14 , 6 November 2009
  15. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=32 , 6 November 2009
  16. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=35 , 6 November 2009
  17. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=159 , 6 November 2009
  18. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=132 , 6 November 2009
  19. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009
  20. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009
  21. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009
  22. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009
  23. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=158 , 6 November 2009
  24. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009
  25. 25.0 25.1 http://www.stromtarife-vergleich.net/stromerzeuger/838-eon-und-rwe-planen-neue-kraftwerke-in-grosbritannien.html
  26. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/10/new_nuclear_reactor_to_be_built_at_pyhajoki_2925634.html as at October 5, 2011
  27. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/0,1518,657556,00.html
  28. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=7 , 6 November 2009
  29. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=8 , 6 November 2009
  30. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009
  31. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009
  32. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009
  33. http://download.www.arte.tv/permanent/u1/tchernobyl/report2011.pdf as at June 1, 2011
  34. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=14 , 6 November 2009
  35. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009
  36. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009