Tag: Areva

AREVA NP has recently completed reactor coolant pump refurbishments at Dominion’s Surry Power Station in south-eastern Virginia.

Energoatom and Areva have signed an agreement to reinforce cooperation between the two companies for safety upgrades of existing and future nuclear power plants in Ukraine, lifetime extension and performance optimization.

Kurion, an innovator in nuclear and hazardous waste management, announced it has appointed Jacques Besnainou as president.

Vallourec's subsidiary specialising in the production of tubes for nuclear power plants, Valinox Nucléaire, has been contracted by AREVA to manufacture tubes for eight steam generators that will equip two EDF 1,300MW reactors. The two contracts form part of EDF's programme, launched in 2011, to gradually replace the large components on its 1,300MW power plants.

AREVA has signed a contract with the Brazilian utility Eletrobrás Eletronuclear (ETN) for approximately EUR 75M to supply additional mechanical and electrical equipment to the Angra 3 nuclear power plant.

IBERDROLA signed its largest renewable energy contract to date, valued at approximately EUR 620M, with Areva for the supply of wind turbines to its Wikinger offshore project.The French company will supply 70 M5000-135 5MW wind turbines, worth EUR 550M.

Industeel, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal specialising in the production of ingots and high value-added steel plates, is to supply 4,000t of steel to AREVA for the building of six steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power station in South Africa.   AREVA won a EUR 300M contract in September to replace the generators at the nuclear power station close to Cape Town, operated by Eskom, South Africa’s public electricity company. Photo courtesy of ArcelorMittal   Industeel is a long-time partner of AREVA and for several years has been supplying it with steel for building steam generators and the forged components used in nuclear power stations.