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Revision as of 16:50, 13 March 2006
Background
The French-based energy conglomerate that has manufactering facilities in 40 countries.
According to Hoover's , the business analysts: " The company is involved in every step of nuclear power production. AREVA mines uranium and enriches it (under the trade name COGEMA). It builds nuclear reactors and services them (through Framatome ANP, a joint venture with Siemens). AREVA also treats and recycles used fuel. AREVA T&D (for Transmission & Distribution) is the company's electricity transmission and distribution equipment business and its largest unit. Framatome also manufactures electrical connectors, and subsidiary Canberra makes radiation detection equipment. The CEA (Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique, or French Atomic Energy Commission) owns 79% of AREVA". [1]
AREVA's energy business is organized into four divisions covering the nuclear power cycle and electricity transmission and distribution.
With manufacturing facilities in 40 countries and a sales network in more than 100, AREVA offers customers reliable technological solutions for CO2-free power generation and electricity transmission and distribution. We are the world leader in nuclear power and the only company to cover all industrial activities in this field.
