Putin’s French Venture Shows Russian Atomic Power Still Growing
- Kremlin-led Rosatom works with Framatome to make nuclear fuel
- Plan sparks public outcry in German city that houses factory
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Russia’s grip on the supply chain for nuclear power is strengthening, and its latest venture to feed Europe’s reactors is prompting outrage in a country that’s turned its back on the technology.
Thousands of Germans are crying foul at Kremlin-controlled Rosatom Corp.’s plans in their nation. The nuclear giant is partnering with France’s state-run Framatome SA to assemble fuel needed by reactors generating electricity for 100 million eastern Europeans. Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia still use Russian technology.