Michael Stothard
Broken government promises, multibillion-euro delays and a key national champion rescued from the brink of failure : it has been a torrid year for the proud French nuclear industry.
Problems came to a head in August when Areva, the designer and builder of nuclear reactors around the world, was forced to strike a multibillion-euro rescue package deal with rival group EDF and the French government.
It had been hit by foreign competition, the downturn in global (...)