What solar panels are to Germany and wind turbines are to Denmark, nuclear reactors are to France: not just a power source but a pitch for global leadership in a field that is green and sexily high-tech. Electricite de France (edf), a giant state utility, runs all 59 of the country's nuclear plants and more than anyone else in the world. Together with Areva and Al-stom, two firms involved in many aspects of nuclear-power production, edf is trying to compete for business overseas. But Team France is ailing.
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