The Front End Business Group

The AREVA Front End business group combines activities associated with the conversion and enrichment of uranium and with the design and fuel production for nuclear reactors. The production capacities of the group, one of the world's leaders in the sector, are undergoing modernization.
AREVA is at the very forefront of the front-end nuclear fuels cycle.
- 26% of AREVA's consolidated revenue in 2011
- more than 8,890 employees worldwide
The Front End business group
The Front End combines the services of conversion and enrichment of uranium along with the design and nuclear fuel production.
AREVA's Front End activities
The activities of the Front End BG comprise uranium conversion and enrichment, along with the design and manufacturing of nuclear fuel assemblies.
Front-end activity records
The Front End business group is investing in productivity and facility safety, all with serious attention to environmental concerns.
"Georges Besse II" brochure
The Georges Besse II facility will take enrichment activity at AREVA into a new era. Presentation of the planned process of centrifugation enrichment, the design of the facility and its impact on the environment.

Field Report: Discover pragmatic examples of customer benefits
"Georges Besse II" brochure
COMURHEX II: meeting tomorrow’s challenges
Fuel, the heart of nuclear fission
2009 Status of Safety at AREVA group facilities
A transition at Tricastin: diffusion to centrifugation
Chemistry: in nuclear and beyond
Uranium enrichment: an essential step
Position Paper – Robustness of the Cooling Function
AREVA WNFC 2012 Presentation

