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French nuclear group Areva SA (AREVA.FR) Thursday said it signed a contract with U.S.-based utility Exelon Corp. (EXC) tp provide nuclear fuel fabrication services to the Illinois-based Dresden and Quad Cities nuclear power stations and to continue fabrication services to the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania.MAIN FACTS:- Areva didn't disclose any financial detail.- Under the agreement, the French state-controlled group will supply beginning in 2016 a total of 12 reloads to the four Dresden and Quad Cities units. In addition, the group will provide six fuel reloads to Three Mile Island and continue to supply the facility with both fuel and engineering services.- Areva will make the fuel, known as Atrium 10XM and which is supplied to boiling water reactors, at its Richland, Washington facility.-Write to Geraldine Amiel at geraldine.amiel@dowjones.comSubscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwiresCopyright © 2013 Dow Jones Newswires...
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