The Netherlands is willing to sell its 33 percent stake in nuclear fuel producer Urenco, but wants governments to retain a majority holding in the firm or keep control over key aspects of its business, the Dutch finance ministry said on Thursday. Britain also holds a 33 percent stake, while the remaining third is held by German utilities E.ON and RWE. The three countries are in complicated talks about selling a stake in the security-sensitive uranium enrichment firm.
The Dutch finance ministry said in a statement that the Netherlands does not want to find itself in the situation of a minority government shareholder in Urenco if the two other shareholders sell their stakes to private owners.