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Areva to cut 1,300 German jobs

Published November 19, 2011 Updated November 19, 2011 03:53pm

Areva will announce details of its plan on December 13, Der Spiegel said, without citing its sources. It said a spokesman for Areva declined comment to Der Spiegel.

French newspaper le Figaro reported last month that Areva would cut 3,000-4,000 jobs as part of a strategic review the French nuclear group has concluded after the Fukushima disaster in Japan hit worldwide nuclear projects.

Der Spiegel said Areva was planning to cut more than 20 percent of the estimated 5,700 positions in its German headquarters in Erlangen as well as other facilities.

It added that two of its plants would also be completely shut down.

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