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Credit FAQ: Japan's Nuclear Crisis Could Have Lasting Effects For European Nuclear Operators Mar 11
Standard & Poors, March 2011
Abstract
The nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan following last Friday's earthquake and tsunami could have far-reaching consequences for European nuclear operators and electricity markets overall, in Standard & Poor's Ratings Services view. The ongoing incident at Fukushima, the nuclear plant where reactors are at risk, could potentially be a game-changing event for European power markets and the companies that operate within them, in our opinion. This follows a decision by the German government to shut down the seven oldest of the country's 17 nuclear power plants in response to the incident in Japan in a three-month moratorium on a recently agreed extension to the operating lives of Germany's nuclear power plants. EU member states this week also agreed to hold earthquake...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Electricite de France S.A.,GDF SUEZ S.A.,Vattenfall AB,CEZ a.s.,E.ON AG,RWE AG,EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG,Fortum Oyj
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Research Type: Commentary
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