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8. 24 October 2011 - China: Taishan 1 EPR dome installed successfullyThe dome installation on the reactor building of unit 1 of the EPR nuclear power plant ofTaishan in China was realized with success on 23 October 2011. This operation,coordinated by the project manager Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Company(TNPJVC) - joint venture owned at 70% by CGNPC and at 30% by EDF - was carried outa little more than two years after the first concrete pouring of the reactor building raft.This success constitutes a major milestone for the construction of the EPR provided byAREVA in China. It is the outcome of large scale work, which lasted more than two yearsand mobilized more than 2,000 persons to carry out the civil work on the reactor building.The vast operation to maneuver it into place lasted half a day and mobilized one of themost powerful cranes in the world. After being hoisted 70 meters above ground, the 240-ton steel dome was lowered onto the 44-meter high structure, entirely covering the innerpart of the reactor building. The next step will be to seal the dome by welding it around thecircumference and covering it with 7,000 tons of concrete.This operation associated major Chinese civil work and electromechanical contractors,including Huaxing and The 23rd Company, as well as French companies in charge ofengineering and equipment manufacturing, such as AREVA and Sofinel, with theirChinese partners. EDF, investor in the construction of the EPR in China, has brought toCGNPC all the necessary technical support and assistance during the construction. About40 EDF engineers are currently seconded on the Taishan site within TNPJVC.Speaking after the dome installation, Hervé Machenaud, EDF’s Group Senior Executive incharge of Production and Engineering, said: "the dome installation on the reactor buildingof unit 1 of the future EPR nuclear power plant is an important symbolic milestone for theconstruction of the EPR in China. This operation is in line with the cooperation betweenEDF and the Chinese nuclear sector, as one has seen it with Daya Bay and Ling Ao".Claude Jaouen, AREVA’s Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Reactors andServices, declared: "The construction of the EPR reactor in China fully benefits from theexperience the partners of the project acquired on the construction sites of the Frenchand Finnish EPR reactors. With the dome now installed, the Taishan project is poised toenter another important stage in its development".9. 10 October 2011 - EDF: £ 1.25 billion 30-year bond issueEDF (AA- S&P / Aa3 Moody’s) launched on 10 October 2011 a 30-year bond issue insterling pound, for a total amount of £1.25 billion, with a 5.50% annual coupon.This issue is part of the active financial policy initiated for more than a year by EDF with aview to lengthening the average maturity of the Group’s gross debt. This stands at 9.1years after this issue against 8.6 as of December 31st 2010, and with no impact on theaverage cost of debt which stands at 4.2%In addition, through this issue the Group aims at matching up its long-term debt with itsUK long-term business’ earnings, while enjoying favourable market conditions.EDF is a long-run key player in the UK power market through a strong industrial balancedupstream-downstream position. Given its circa 13 GW of installed capacity, of which 9GW nuclear, and the extension plan of its nuclear plants’ lifespan, EDF Energy is thenumber one power producer and the leader in low-carbon electricity generation in the UK.This position is balanced by a portfolio of over 5.5 million customers’ accounts over allsegments, which gives it the leading position in electricity supply.- 19 -