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The Back End business group

Four men preparing a TN 85 cask for loading

The Back End business group earned 20% of AREVA's 2009 revenues. It offers management solutions for used fuel - a market in which AREVA is the world leader. This business group is structured around 4 principal business units: Nuclear Site Value Development, Recycling, Logistics and Clean-up.

Man passing through plutonium in the MELOX plant

General presentation

The Back End business group brings together business units whose objective is the management of used fuel: Recycling, Value Development, Logistics and Clean-up.

A man preparing a MOX fuel fabrication facility for cleanup

Issues and prospects

Having developed technology that enables the recycling and re-use of 96% of used fuel, AREVA holds a major advantage.

The Yucca Mountain (United States) site - a future waste storage center

Markets

A leader in the management of used fuel, AREVA has a presence on most markets.

Back-end activities around the world
Sustainable development
Environmental testing: grass samples taken from AREVA's spent nuclear fuel treatment plant at La Hague (France)

48,000 employees are aware of the economic, environmental and social impact of their activities and are constantly working towards continuous improvement.