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* For other news from Reuters Eastern Europe Investment Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/EasternEuropeInvestment15 (Adds Slovak wells, Russia, quotes)

PARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed "Putin's banker", said on Tuesday that his lawyers have drawn up a plan to freeze Russian assets abroad if the Kremlin failed to reach a compromise over his claim for $12 billion.

BARCELONA, Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Tuesday joined more than 400 institutions and 2,000 individuals who have promised to divest from fossil fuels, as new research showed commitments now cover assets of $2.6 trillion.

* JV will integrate raw materials supply into rubber business (Adds CEO quote, details on rivals, industry logic)

PARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Delays and cost overruns at two nuclear reactors under construction in France and Finland have made potential investors wary of joining a consortium led by France's EDF for a similar project in Britain, EDF's chief executive said.

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Container shipping lines are poised to take delivery of a new generation of "megaships" over the next two years, just as the growth of world trade is slowing down, contributing to massive overcapacity in the market.

NRG Energy Inc., the worst-performing member of the S&P 500 Utilities Index this year, said it will form a renewable energy unit and sell wind assets to its existing yield-focused business.

PARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Delays and cost overruns at two nuclear reactors under construction in France and Finland have made potential investors wary of joining a consortium led by France's EDF for a similar project in Britain, EDF's chief executive said.

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