Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Vattenfall's European Unit Chief Steps Down After Nuclear Plant Incidents

(Bloomberg) -- Vattenfall AB said Klaus Rauscher
stepped down as head of its European unit after incidents at two
of the company's nuclear plants led regulators to consider
revoking its operating license.

``He has left his post,'' said Maria Parent, a spokeswoman
for the Stockholm-based utility. Hans-Juergen Cramer was named
as acting head of Vattenfall Europe AG, the parent company said
today in an e-mailed statement. German Chancellor Angela Merkel
said today that the company made ``dramatic mistakes.''


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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