Areva in new Niger uranium mine project
By Matthew Green in Nairobi
Published : January 15 2008 02:00 | Last updated : January 15 2008 02:00
Areva, the French nuclear company, has secured a key source of uranium needed to supply its global expansion plans with a deal to open a new mine in Niger.
The agreement will normalise Areva’s increasingly strained relationships with the former French colony, which has sought to erode the company’s 30-year monopoly. Under the accord, Areva has (...)