Areva's new head in Japan

Areva's new head in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Luc Oursel, new chief of French nuclear giant Areva, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2011. He said Areva is ready to contribute to the process of handling spent nuclear fuel left inside the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, while hailing the performance of its water decontamination system being used to stabilize the plant.

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