Fuel activities brochure
Field Report: Discover pragmatic examples of customer benefits
Covering the complete cycle - brochure
"Voyage au cœur de l'énergie" educational booklet [FR]
Fuel, the heart of nuclear fission
AREVA, European leader in nuclear fuel
"The keys to nuclear energy" ad-information
The nuclear power cycle - brochure
"Nuclear: energy for today and tomorrow" ad-information
"The keys to nuclear energy (junior)" ad-information
Integrated offer and global presence
The Fuel business unit manages the entire process for designing and producing fuel for pressurized water reactors (PWRs) and boiling water reactors (BWRs), from the production of zirconium and its alloys through to final assembly.
This integrated offer draws on a global organization which feature:
- global management of design engineering, technology, R&D and the supply chain,
- production of fuel assemblies at 7 sites in France, Germany and the United States,
- production of zirconium and its alloys at 6 sites in Europe.
Successful fuel assembly production requires complete management of design and manufacturing processes, including tubing and flat products from zirconium. Having the capacity to manufacture zirconium products within its industrial organization makes AREVA a unique fuel manufacturer worldwide with fully integrated operations. This organization contributes to fuel quality and reliability and strengthens the supply chain overall.
Having supplied nearly 196,000 fuel assemblies to operators, AREVA has captured 35% of the market for light water reactor assemblies (LWR), two-thirds of the market for pressurized water reactor assemblies (PWR) and one-third of the market for boiling water reactor assemblies (BWR). As a result, 131 of the 306 PWRs and BWRs in operation around the globe today run on fuel supplied by AREVA.
CEZUS is the world leader in producing zirconium for nuclear applications, with a 30% market share for structural tubing and a 35% share for zirconium sponge.
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