NUCLEAR CONSULTANTS SWEDEN EUROPEAN COMMISSION COMPETITION ECJ CASE

BY ALAN OSBORN THE EUROPEAN Commission is threatening to take legal action against Sweden at the European Court of Justice following a decision by several Swedish nuclear operators to exclude the consultancy firm of Karnteknik from services contracts. Karnteknik, set up by Lars Olov Hoglund, a former employee of the Swedish state nuclear operator Vattenfalls, is locked in legal dispute with Ringhals and other nuclear operators over a technique that he lays claim to. There have also been differences over environmental impact assessments. Brussels said if it is ...


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