Franco-British Nuclear Forum launched
The Franco-British Nuclear Forum was launched in Paris on 29 November. The Forum is intended to further existing relationships between scientists, policy-makers, regulators and industry. The Forum has backing at the highest level, being born out of a Franco-British Summit in June 2006 at which Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac 'agreed to explore and further develop the opportunities of working together in the civil nuclear field', according to a joint statement. 'The Forum will provide a vehicle to discuss Franco-British nuclear cooperation, including research, skills, decommissioning and waste management,' the statement continued. The first meeting was co-chaired by French Industry Minister with responsibility for Energy, François Loos, and Lord Truscott, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy.
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France, United Kingdom