EDF-Areva: CGT rejects the government plan – BBC

The National Federation Energy Mines (FNME) firmly rejects the proposed overhaul of the French nuclear industry decided by the government, denouncing a capital montage that takes over an industrial vision. It intends to respond quickly

EDF pilot of the entire French nuclear industry and in particular Areva reactors. For the CGT, through its National Federation Mining Energy (FNME), it is an absolute nonsense and the government is wrong in advocating a scheme that will electrician tricolor reference shareholder of Areva NP branch, which include umbrella major projects, services to the installed base or the fuel assemblies. “All these trades, especially the construction of reactors, not the EDF trades but those of Areva, exposes Bruno Blanchon, head of the atomic branch FNME. The copy unveiled Wednesday is seriously reviewing: it reduces the scope of Areva and does not solve any of its financial problems. There is no industrial vision. “

Still FNME, Marie-Claire Cailletaud, in charge of economic and industrial pole, points out that the authorities have still not issued a coherent project” for an industry that largely exceeds the only EDF and Areva companies as it covers a large number of subcontractors who suffer primarily from the current situation. ” The applicant also refers to companies like Vallourec and Alstom have a key role in the development of French nuclear.

Marie Claire Cailletaud ostensibly regrets that the State has not always decided on the options of a large industrial sector strategic yet: “It speaks of the die covered but what abroad major projects on French soil? Are we going to renew the EDF reactors Park? Will we get on track the prototype of new generation nuclear reactor. None of these questions has yet been decided. More than ever, we are waiting for the State to make us a real industry project. “

On Tuesday, a work stoppage was followed by more than 80% of large industrial sites Areva, according to the CGT (while management was speaking to a range between 50 and 60%). FNME intends to capitalize on this movement demonstrates, according to Bruno Blanchon, “the concern of employees not only their jobs but also for the future of an entire group.” FNME actually not mystery that the implementation of government directives take several months opens up possibilities of response.