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64-730: Meeting de Paris (formerly known as the Meeting Areva and Meeting Gaz de France ) is an annual track and field meeting at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris , France . Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now part of the Diamond League . It was first organized in 1999. The record attendance was set on 1 July 2005, with a total of 70,253 spectators. The origins of

128-740: A joint venture called UniStar Nuclear to market the commercial EPR in the United States. The joint venture later became UniStar Nuclear Energy in 2007. In 2010, EDF acquired 100% of UniStar Nuclear Energy. However these plans failed to come to fruition, and in February 2015 Areva suspended the EPR Design Certification Application Review process at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In 2006, Areva created its renewable energies business group. Creusot Forge and Creusot Mécanique merged into

192-563: A 1,100 MWe Atmea-1 pressurised water reactor ( Generation III reactor ). In 2009, Siemens sold its remaining shares of Areva NP and Arvea NP became wholly owned by Areva. At the same year, Areva NP acquired 30% stake in the Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel company. On 6 May 2008, Areva announced that it would seek all necessary approvals to build an enrichment facility in Bonneville County, Idaho . The project

256-494: A Swiss human rights group awarded Areva's Niger operations their "2008 Public Eye Global Award" for the "worst company in the world", citing charges of radioactive pollution, poor working conditions, and the deaths of a number of workers. The Tuareg based rebel group fighting in the Arlit area has echoed these charges. Cezus or CEZUS is a subsidiary of Areva NC. It is the company's front-end operation for zirconium . It supplies

320-564: A cartel which has cheated public utility companies and consumers for more than 16 years". On 13 August 2007, the French newspaper Le Parisien alleged that the Franco-Libyan civil nuclear power agreement signed by President Nicolas Sarkozy did not concern desalinization of sea water, as claimed by the French government, but instead focused in particular on selling the EPR to Libya,

384-637: A contract potentially worth $ 3 billion. Le Parisien cited Philippe Delaune, deputy to the deputy director of international affairs for the CEA atomic agency , which is the main share-holder in Areva. Following allegations that the deal had been related to the release of the Bulgarian nurses , the French Socialist Party , through the spokesperson Jean-Louis Bianco , declared that this deal

448-518: A long illness. The 2009 event was marred by heavy rain but Kenenisa Bekele , Kerron Stewart , Sanya Richards and Yelena Isinbayeva all remained on target for the 2009 Golden League jackpot. A particular highlight was Usain Bolt 's 9.79 seconds run for the 100 m meet record, which was closely followed by a national-record-breaking Daniel Bailey . There were 46,500 people in attendance to see new French record holder Renaud Lavillenie win

512-696: A modular concept for compact power plants targeting small-scale biomass resources that addresses relatively untapped growth opportunities in Europe. The objective is to combine innovative solutions which optimize customer costs for small-scale power plants (between 3 and 6 MW) and reduce construction time. This new biomass plant concept also aims to improve upstream technologies for multi-fuel acceptance and higher availability. Areva designed, manufactured and industrialized turnkey energy storage solutions and products to generate electricity with fuel cells and produce hydrogen by electrolysis. Areva supported research in

576-462: A partnership in renewable energy, with a focus on offshore wind, biomass, concentrated solar power, and energy storage. In October 2014, CEO Luc Oursel took a leave of absence for health reasons. He died in December of the same year. On 20 November 2014 Standard & Poor's downgraded Areva long-term debt to BB+ and short-term-debt to A-3. In May 2014, Areva, through its subsidiary CETH2, and

640-726: A potential delay in construction until a capital solution is secured for the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility in the United States. Areva wrote off most of the $ 2.5 billion purchase cost of Canadian uranium mining company Uramin, purchased in 2007, after concluding that its uranium ore deposits were of negligible value. In September 2014 Standard & Poor's stated it might downgrade Areva's credit rating following weak first-half results, leading to Areva indicating it would cut capital spending and dispose of some assets. In March 2015 Standard & Poor's further downgraded Areva's credit rating to BB− after Areva posted

704-792: A presence in more than 30 countries. It employs approximately 19,000 people worldwide. In France, it operates the reprocessing plant at La Hague , the Marcoule nuclear site , the Pierrelatte nuclear site (Tricastin nuclear site) and the Cadarache center . Orano Cycle has uranium reserves in Niger , Canada, Australia and Kazakhstan . The last mine operation in France, La Société des Mines de Jouac , closed in 2001 when its reserves ran out. Areva NC's Niger operations consist of three concessions near

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768-480: A projected output of five thousand tonnes of ore a year, it would be largest uranium mine in the world by 2012, as the SOMAIR and COMINAK mines are phased out. The deal would make Niger the second largest uranium producer in the world, and included plans to construct a civil nuclear power station for Niger. While Areva officials earlier in the year admitted the security situation makes it impossible to prospect at night,

832-713: A research reactor established in 1996 with the US firm General Atomics that is used for training, research, and the production of radioisotopes. Areva was a former corporate member of the Bruegel think tank. In January 2007, Areva was fined €53 million by the European Commission for rigging EU electricity markets through a cartel involving 11 companies, including ABB , Alstom, Fuji , Hitachi Japan , AE Power Systems , Mitsubishi Electric Corp , Schneider Electric, Siemens, Toshiba and VA Tech ELIN. According to

896-478: A €4.8 billion loss for 2014. In 2012, Areva acquired the hydrogen technology developer Compagnie européenne des technologies de l'hydrogène (CETH) and renamed it Areva H2Gen. In the same year, it inaugurated a hydrogen storage system called the MYRTE platform near Ajaccio , Corsica (MYRTE is the French acronym for Mission Hydrogène Renouvelable pour l’intégration au réseau électrique ). The system aims to establish

960-504: Is an industrial group active in all stages of the uranium fuel cycle , including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment , spent fuel reprocessing , and recycling. The company was originally created in 1976. In 2001, it became part of Areva ; its name was changed to Areva NC in March 2006. As a result of restructuring of Areva, Areva NC became part of Orano and changed its name to Orano Cycle. In 1976, Compagnie générale des mines

1024-481: Is now part of Framatome. The business group also designed and built naval propulsion and research reactors, which is now Technicatome. The business group had 15,592  employees at the end of 2013 and generated 36% of Areva's revenue in the same year. The back end business group developed recycling solutions for used fuel for reuse in reactors. It also offered storage and transportation solutions for radioactive material, and site rehabilitation at nuclear facilities. It

1088-835: Is now part of Orano. At the end of 2013, it had 11,583 employees and made up for 19% of Areva's revenue. In 2017 the NUHOMS Matrix advanced used nuclear fuel storage overpack, a high-density system for storing multiple spent fuel rods in canisters, was launched. Areva created its global renewable energies business group in 2006 as an expansion of its clean energy portfolio with renewable energy . This group represented four business lines: concentrated solar power , offshore wind power , biomass power, and hydrogen power storage and distribution. Areva built biomass power plants worldwide, representing 2.5 GWe of installed capacity. These plants are located in Brazil, Chile, Germany,

1152-412: Is one of the first of the new Generation III reactors , was initially expected to begin producing electricity in 2009, but project completion was delayed eventually until 2023, and it has faced several price increases. Areva and TVO have reached an agreement, according to which Areva would pay €450 million in compensation over the delays and lost income. The agreement would settle all legal actions between

1216-638: The Flamanville 3 EPR reactor. In addition, in November 2007 Areva agreed to an €8 billion deal with the China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group to supply them with two EPRs for Taishan Nuclear Power Plant . Under the terms of the agreement, Areva also had to help operate the plant, including the reprocessing of spent fuel. Also in 2007, Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries created a joint venture named Atmea to develop

1280-782: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in the Indian state of Maharashtra. In March 2010, Areva indicated work was being done on a new type of burner reactor type capable of breaking down actinides created as a product of nuclear fission . In 2011, Areva was listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Paris. In December 2011, Areva suspended building work at several sites in France, Africa and

1344-599: The pole vault competition. The 2013 event was headlined by Usain Bolt setting a World Leading time in the 200m in front of 50,226 fans. In 2017, the meeting moved back to Stade Sébastien Charléty . The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Areva Areva S.A. was a French multinational group specializing in nuclear power , active between 2001 and 2018. It was headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Before its 2016 corporate restructuring, Areva

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1408-471: The third generation EPR -type pressurised water reactor . In 2004 a contracted fixed price was established as €3.2 billion. Construction started in 2005. In 2004, Areva acquired Alstom 's transmission and distribution activities, which became Areva T&D. It was sold back to Alstom and Schneider Electric in June 2010. On 15 September 2005, Areva and Constellation Energy of Baltimore announced

1472-634: The ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency), announced the creation of the AREVA H2-Gen joint venture. In December 2015 operations at Le Creusot Forge were stopped following a discovery at the Flamanville Nuclear Power Plant . About 400 large steel forgings manufactured by Le Creusot Forge since 1965 found to have carbon-content irregularities that weakened the steel. A widespread programme of reactor checks

1536-477: The Areva group, even though there were quality concerns over Creusot Forge's work. In 2007, Areva purchased 51% of offshore wind turbine manufacturer Multibrid. Multibrid has been a start-up and German offshore wind pioneer, producing wind turbines in Bremerhaven. The innovative M5000 wind turbine has a compact medium speed drive train and carbon rotor blades. The patented air treatment to prevent corrosion

1600-477: The French state. As a part of the restructuring program following its insolvency, Areva sold or discontinued its renewable energy businesses and sold its reactors subsidiary Areva NP (which has reverted to its original name, Framatome ) to EDF . Its nuclear propulsion and research reactors subsidiary Areva TA (now TechnicAtome ) was sold to the Agence des participations de l'État and its nuclear cycle business

1664-580: The Netherlands, India and Thailand. Its subsidiary Areva Renewables Brazil built biomass power plants based on bagasse (organic waste from sugar cane). In the United States, Areva formed a partnership with Duke Energy to build and operate 55 MW biomass power plants based on wood waste. Areva acquired a bio-coal production technology called Thermya, which produces a biofuel issued from biomass torrefaction that can replace coal to generate thermal energy and electricity. Areva also developed AdCub,

1728-511: The Sahara , three-part series on the Tuareg people of the Sahara desert, in which claims were brought to light that Areva mining and consequent irradiations are causing diseases and deaths among their people. Cogema Orano Cycle , formerly COGEMA ( Compagnie générale des matières nucléaires ) and Areva NC , is a French nuclear fuel company. It is the main subsidiary of Orano S.A. It

1792-696: The United States, one day after forecasting a €1.6 billion ($ 2.1 billion) loss. Areva halted "capacity extensions" at its La Hague Reprocessing Plant , in northern France, at its Melox factory in the southwest, and at two sites attached to its Tricastin power plant in the south. Work has also stopped on extensions to uranium mines in Bakouma in the Central African Republic, Trekkopje in Namibia, and Ryst Kuil in South Africa, and caused

1856-571: The basis of Areva Wind a joint venture Adwen . In August 2014, Areva exited the solar industry. In October 2013, Areva won a $ 2.7 billion contract to supply two EPR nuclear reactors with nuclear steam supply and control systems at the Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset , England. It will also provide uranium extraction and enrichment for the fuel fabrication stage. In December 2013, Areva and China General Nuclear Power (CGN) agreed to

1920-490: The chemical conversion of ore into uranium hexafluoride , the enrichment of uranium, and the design and production of fuel for nuclear reactors. As of the end of 2013, 8,555 people worked for Areva's front end business group. It accounted for 24% of Areva's consolidated revenue in 2013. It is now part of Orano. The reactors and services business group designed and built pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors , and offers products to service nuclear reactors. It

1984-455: The commission, "between 1988 and 2004, the companies rigged bids for procurement contracts, fixed prices, allocated projects to each other, shared markets and exchanged commercially important and confidential information." Areva is not accused of any cartel involvement other than through the acquisition of an Alstom unit in January 2004. "This subsidiary was acquired by the Areva group towards

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2048-682: The company's Reactors and Services operational unit with the materials needed for the nuclear industry . It produces "zirconium alloy tubes, bars, and sheets for pressurized water reactors and boiling water reactors ". It forms Areva's Fuel Zirconium Division with the ANF plant in Duisburg , Germany. It operates five sites in France. The commune of Ugine says Cezus is the worldwide number one in zirconium. Isère . Plant manufactures zirconium sponge through chemical operations and extractible metallurgical processes. It also values derived products issued from

2112-465: The company. On 23 January 2018 that company changed its name to Orano. In January 2017, Areva sold its stake in the wind turbine manufacturer Adwen. In March 2017, Areva sold its nuclear propulsion and research reactor subsidiary Areva TA to Agence des Participations de l'Etat . As of 2019 , Areva S.A. is responsible only for the liabilities related to the Olkiluoto 3 project. The reactor, which

2176-545: The cost of uranium on world markets in 2006 (more than 46% ) will enable Niger to triple its revenues sourced from Areva. On 25 July 2007, the CEO of Areva-Niger, Dominique Pin, was expelled from Niger (although he was in Paris at the time) on charges of supporting the Second Tuareg Rebellion . According to Le Canard enchaîné , this move from Seyni Oumarou 's government was motivated by negotiations concerning

2240-477: The end of the infringement, in January 2004. The parent entities of the Areva group share a joint liability with that subsidiary for the period after its acquisition." "A few months before the cartel ended, Alstom sold the unit involved to Areva, which knew nothing of the cartel. It [Areva] and Alstom have joint liability for 53.6 million, which they must decide how to split." EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes declared that "The commission has put an end to

2304-678: The exploration of uranium ore, its extraction, and processing, as well as the restoration of sites after mine closure. It had staff on five continents and operated uranium production sites in Canada, Kazakhstan, and Niger. As of the end of 2013, the Mining Business Group employed 4,463 people. Uranium production accounted for 19% of Areva's consolidated revenue in 2013. It is now part of Orano. The front end business group provided access to fuel for Areva's customers, and oversees operations to convert uranium into nuclear fuel, including

2368-472: The feasibility of a storage solution for solar energy using hydrogen technologies, which would serve as a back-up system to stabilize Corsica's power grid. In 2014, Areva's energy storage and management system, the Greenergy Box, was added to the existing installation, in operation since early 2013. In January 2014, Areva and Spain's wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica created on

2432-481: The former Prime Minister of France , announced the privatization of Areva in 2003, but it was postponed several times, the French government opting finally for the privatization of GDF and EDF. At the end of October 2005, French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin announced that he had suspended the privatization process. In 2003, Areva secured a contract for the Olkiluoto 3 project, which foresaw construction of

2496-501: The hydrogen field through partnerships with a number of industrial companies and national research organizations including Agence Nationale de la Recherche , the Horizon Hydrogen Energy (H2E) program, PAN-H ( Plan d'Action National sur l'Hydrogène et les piles à combustible ) and Pôle Capenergies, an innovation cluster dedicated to the development of renewable forms of energy without greenhouse gas emissions. Areva

2560-561: The least developed country in the world. There has been speculation that Areva was the primary vehicle (and motivation) for French government involvement in the Nigerien government's poor history of democracy and human rights since the late 1960s. Areva argues that it is a good steward of the environment and a partner in development with the Nigerien people. The company stresses that most workers it directly employs in Niger are locals, and that

2624-589: The meet date back to 1984 when Michel Zilbermann organised an athletics meeting at the Stade Auguste Delaune . Another meeting in Paris was held annually in the Stade Sébastien Charléty . The two meets collaborated to create a new event in the Stade de France in 1999. Following this, the two meetings officially merged to become one meet in 2000. The meeting's founder Zilbermann died in April 2008 following

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2688-529: The operations of the mines were by December unaffected by the Tuareg rebellion. Despite the 2007 awarding of nearly 100 prospecting contracts to firms other than Areva, the high-profile Chinese and Canadian projects were in 2009 not yet formalised. Areva has been criticised both in Niger and the west for a neocolonial relationship with the former French colony, having obtained monopoly rights to mine uranium for nearly forty years, while Niger remains (as of 2006)

2752-604: The region since 2008. The army says it is conducting further operations to neutralize the remaining armed rebels in the region of Bakouma. In May 2013, the company's uranium mine in Niger was damaged and one civilian was killed in an Al-Qaeda -linked suicide bomb attack. The mine reached full production again in August 2013. In November 2009, Greenpeace released a report indicating that two villages near Areva's mining operations in Niger had dangerously high levels of radiation. In January 2014, Al Jazeera produced Orphans of

2816-579: The requirements for forging to resume at Le Creusot Forge. In August 2017 ASN published a draft decision requiring the examination of Le Creusot Forge manufacturing records of all components during scheduled reactor refuelling outages. In June 2016 Areva's restructuring plans were made public, including the sale of the majority of its reactor business to EDF in 2017, excluding the Olkiluoto 3 EPR under construction in Finland which will remain with Areva SA. In December 2017, Areva and EDF signed agreements on

2880-556: The revenue generated by these mines is the single largest foreign exchange source for Niger. When the population of Niger was exposed to a serious famine in 2005, Areva donated 130,000 euros in June 2005 to the food crisis coordination group of Niger, and 120,000 euros in July in the form of two planes loaded with food and organized by Bernard Kouchner 's Réussir NGO. Nigerien critics point out that this aid amounted to 0.05% of Areva's annual profits of 428 million euros. In January 2008,

2944-548: The share of revenues going to the government of Niger by 50 percent. Areva is also being pressured by the opening for the first time of over 100 concessions for uranium mining in Niger, most notably to Canadian and Chinese firms. In July 2008, four French workers were kidnapped from Areva operations near Arlit, but quickly released. Nigerien rebels of the Movement Nigerien for Justice (MNJ) operations in early and mid-2008 affected transport of ore from Arlit. Despite

3008-541: The site of mining company Areva". According to the report the army successfully repelled the attack, but "the enemy did some material damage and pulled back while taking a sizeable quantity mainly of food with them." The Areva group issued no immediate statement regarding the attack. Central African military sources believe that the attack was organized by members of the Chadian rebel group Popular Front for Recovery (FPR) led by 'General' Baba Ladde, which has been active in

3072-724: The town of Arlit , runs as joint ventures with (minority) stakeholders from the Nigerien government and smaller foreign investors. Arlit was in fact built in the midst of the Sahara to support these operations, and has a large expatriate population employed by Areva and its subcontractors. These ventures are Somair ( Société des Mines de l'Aïr ) which operates an open pit uranium mine, and COMINAK ( Compagnie Minière d'Akouta ). These two mines accounted for 3,093 metric tonnes of uranium in 2005, almost 10 percent of annual global production and 30% of French consumption and 32% of Niger's exports , but less than 5% of Niger's GDP . The increase in

3136-415: The transfer of Areva NP's nuclear reactor operations. As part of the restructuring plan, Areva created a new fuel cycle company, dubbed as New Co or New Areva. The new company combined Areva Mines, Areva NC , Areva Projects, and Areva Business Support companies. It was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of Areva; however, Areva lost control over the company as the French government invested to recapitalize

3200-531: The two companies. Areva also holds of 40% stake in Orano. Areva was a company with a presence in each industrial activity linked to nuclear energy: mining , chemistry, enrichment, fuel assembly, reprocessing, engineering, nuclear propulsion and reactors, treatment, recycling, stabilization and dismantling. Areva also offered technological solutions for renewable energy. Areva's activities were divided into five business groups. The mining business group managed

3264-498: The uranium trade agreement, which was finally renewed on 1 August 2007. Furthermore, Laouel Kader Mahamadou , who had resigned from his functions as secretary general of the Nigerien government to take a consulting job with Areva-Niger, was asked by the Nigerian DGSE to remain in Niger instead of flying to France for an integration workshop until a "clarification of the situation" could be obtained. The sporadic fighting in

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3328-443: The uranium-producing north halted Areva's Niger mining operations in late 2007, and expansion plans were only beginning to resume in February 2008, while the insecurity and uncertainty remained. Prior to this, Areva also gained a concession in nearby Imouraren , which is hoped to double or triple their production in Niger. In January 2008, Areva signed a deal to invest over 1 billion euros into its three operations in Niger, increasing

3392-576: The violence in the Aïr Massif, Areva NC and the Nigerien government were by later 2008 unhindered in their exploitation of the Arlit uranium mines and in the transport of its product by highway to ports in Benin . At the beginning of 2009, Niger and the French state mining company agreed a deal to build near Arlit the Imouraren mine . Areva would hold a 66% stake to the Nigerien mining office's 33%. At

3456-475: The zirconium process such as hafnium salt, magnesium and silicium, as well as zirconium and hafnium oxides and highly pure hafnium. Maine-et-Loire . Plant transforms extruded billets into an extruded tube, the trex. Loire-Atlantique . This and Duisburg plants pilder mills the Trex as a fuel rod (claddings and guide tubes). Paimboeuf plant also makes zirconium bars for end caps. Eure . Plant rolls (hot and cold)

3520-500: Was "geopolitically irresponsible". The German government also denounced the agreement. On 24 June 2012, an armed group assaulted a uranium plant operated by Areva at Bakouma in the southeast of the Central African Republic . A statement by the military described that "a violent clash on Sunday afternoon pitted" Central African troops against "an unidentified group of armed men attempting to launch an assault on

3584-515: Was created based on the uranium production activities of Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA). Later it was renamed Compagnie Générale des Matières Nucléaire (COGEMA). As of 1999, COGEMA was majority owned by CEA (81.5%) with minority owned by Total S.A. (15%) and Technip (3.5%). It also owned stakes in Framatome and Eramet . In June 2001, Cogema became a part of the Topco group which

3648-543: Was involved in military technology , such as designing the nuclear reactor for the French Barracuda class submarine . One of Areva's subsidiaries, Euriware (founded in 1991) was specialized in consulting and IT services and employs 2,200 people. Areva also owned 1.99% of Safran and 1.4% of Suez Environnement . CERCA, a subsidiary of Areva that produces fuel for research reactors, was also involved in TRIGA ,

3712-542: Was later cancelled. Also in 2008, Areva was awarded an operations contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site as part of the Nuclear Management Partners consortium, made up of URS, Amec and Areva. In June 2008, Areva reached an agreement with Kazatomprom to create a joint-venture Katco. On 4 February 2009, Areva signed a memorandum to supply two to six nuclear reactors to

3776-480: Was majority-owned by the French state through the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (54.37%), Banque publique d'investissement (3.32%), and Agence des participations de l'État (28.83%). Électricité de France , in which the French government has a majority ownership stake, owned 2.24%; Kuwait Investment Authority owned 4.82% as the second largest shareholder after

3840-617: Was renamed Areva in September 2001. In 2006, Cogema became Areva NC and began the construction of a new uranium enrichment plant at the Tricastin nuclear site. In 2008, Areva NC launched the Comurhex II projects for new uranium conversion plants at Malvési and [Tricastin sites in France. In 2018, Areva NC changed its name to Orano Cycle to reflect the restructuring of Areva. Areva NC is based in France and with its subsidiaries has

3904-436: Was reorganized into a separate company New Areva (becoming Orano ). A new holding, Areva S.A., was also created to act as a hive-off vehicle for Areva's ongoing “at-risk” activities, including the completion and delivery of the Olkiluoto 3 in Finland , execution of Areva's remaining renewable energy projects, and finalization of the sale of Areva NP to EDF. In 2017, the sale of Areva TA was finalized and in January 2018, so

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3968-423: Was started involving a progressive programme of reactor shutdowns. This caused power price increases in Europe as France increased electricity imports, especially from Germany, to augment supply. In December 2016 international inspectors found evidence of recent doctored paperwork, which had not been detected by Areva's independent quality control checks. In April 2017 Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) published

4032-446: Was that of Areva NP, while New Areva was rebranded Orano; these developments marked the end of the Areva group. Areva was created on 3 April 2001 by the merger of Framatome (later: Areva NP, now: Framatome), Cogema (later: Areva NC, now: Orano Cycle ) and Technicatome (later: Areva TA, now: Technicatome). It was based on the structure of its precursor, CEA-Industrie. Anne Lauvergeon became its first CEO. Jean-Pierre Raffarin ,

4096-426: Was unique. The turbine was designed by aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH . In 2015 the renewable unit of Areva changed into ADWEN GmbH. In June 2010, Areva purchased the remaining 49% and formed Areva Wind . In February 2010, Areva bought Ausra, and renamed it Areva Solar . In 2007, Areva purchased UraMin, which later became Areva Resources Southern Africa (now part of Orano). In 2007, Areva started construction of

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