Areva Secures U.K. Reactor Order Worth More Than $2.7 Billion
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Areva SA’s Chief Operating Officer said a contract to supply two nuclear reactors and control systems for a new station at Hinkley Point in southwest England is worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) and ends a six-year lull in orders for its flagship reactor.
The deal may be supplemented by an order to provide nuclear fuel for the station when the contract is finalized next year, Philippe Knoche said today in an interview on the sidelines of a conference in Paris. Areva shares surged as much as 9.6 percent, the most since April 4.