The scandal came to light last month after Finmeccanica's chief Giuseppe Orsi was arrested in Milan.

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In the U.S., federal regulators gave the green light last month to build two new reactors in Georgia, the first approval of a new nuclear project in three decades.

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Now, as that momentary pause has stretched out to over a month of light trading activity, Tomczyk is suggesting that the caution is more systemic.

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