Areva Feuds With Siemens While Considering Three-Way French Partnerships

摘要

As Areva announced last week that it would hold Siemens in breach of contract for teaming up with rival Rosatom, there was renewed speculation about a rescue plan for the troubled French nuclear company involving a three-way merger with turbine manufacturer Alstom and French con- struction group Bouygues. Such a plan, reportedly favored by the French government, would be aimed at creating a French nuclear juggernaut.