BNFL Privatisation
A new bidder for British Nuclear Group (BNG) is prepared to trump a 400 million pounds offer from U.S. engineer Fluor for the state-owned clean-up business. Now, EnergySolutions, a U.S. private equity-backed firm previously called Envirocare, said it could afford to top Fluor’s offer but that it thinks the BNG business could be worth more if broken up. British support services firm Serco Group Plc is also said to be preparing a consortium to bid for BNG.
Reuters 8th Sept 2006
FT 8th Sept 2006
Times 8th Sept 2006
Iran
Ahmadinejad’s main political resource is not Khomeini’s controversial legacy. Neither is it his personal faith or his common touch. It is the strongly felt, growing sense of national pride found among Iranians at all levels of society.
Guardian 8th Sept 2006
Western powers on Thursday held out hope that China and Russia would agree to sanctions against Tehran should it fail to rein in its nuclear programme despite often voiced doubts from Beijing and Moscow.
FT 8th Sept 2006
Trident
THE number of serious nuclear safety incidents at Faslane and Coulport naval bases DOUBLED last year.
The Lennox 7th Sept 2006
