Broken Capillary In Breat

sale of two EPRs to China, Areva and EDF corrupt?

- Kang Rixin, the head of China's nuclear, would have been bribed to buy two EPR
- The CEO of Areva and EDF have signed agreements with Kang Rixin on these EPR
- Only the assumption of corruption can explain that the Chinese have bought PRT

The corruption charges by Chinese authorities against Kang Rixin, head of China's nuclear program and president of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), finally bringing an explanation to one of the greatest mysteries industrial recent years.

He was previously incomprehensible that the Chinese persist in the absurd idea to buy from France two EPR nuclear reactors. Indeed, the two EPR projects currently underway are proving to be financial and industrial disasters (1), both Areva in Finland for EDF in Flamanville (Manche).

In recent months, virtually all companies that had planned to buy nuclear reactors were canceled or rejected the EPR construction projects EPR as is the case of Eskom (South Africa) ( 2) and AmerenUE (Missouri, USA). (3)

workaround, EDF bought British Energy at great expense to control itself and build PRT in Great Britain. But on 1 July, the British Nuclear Safety Authority has uncovered a serious security flaw (4) in the control system of the EPR, dashing hopes of Areva and EDF, the latter thus 15 billion spent for nothing.

Only countries whose leaders do not know anything about nuclear - as Mr Sarkozy (France) and Mr Berlusconi (Italy) - are still considering the construction of EPR, they should quickly be overtaken by reality and finally take serious decisions (that is to say, save energy and develop renewable energy).

That said, if Kang Rixin is corrupt, it's good he has done business with mischief. Areva and EDF are the beneficiaries of the transaction, it is legitimate to wonder if the CEOs of these companies have not "forgotten" a few million dollars in car Kang Rixin after signing agreements with him (see http://fce.ccifc.org/2007-11/doc/contrats.pdf ) for construction (Areva) and exploitation (EDF) of the two EPR in question.

(1) http://www.romandie.com/infos/news2/090128145612.11l8clh1.asp

(2) http://www.enviro2b.com/2008/12/08/nucleaire-lafrique -du-sud-cancels-the-project-epr

(3) http://www.romandie.com/infos/news2/090423195314.nwvkt3ei.asp

(4) http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors / natural_resources/article6613960.ece