Nuclear energy’s French connection

Ambitious Areva is second to none at American-style power politics

With help from the allies it funds in Congress and legions of highly paid lobbyists, the U.S. nuclear power industry won billions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies for its promised

With 59,000 employees, facilities in 40 countries, operations in more than 100 and revenue of more than $6.6 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year, the firm brags in its annual report that it is