AREVA's Front End activities

The Front End activities of the nuclear fuel cycle take place following the mining and processing of the ore. The front end combines the services of uranium conversion and enrichment along with the manufacturing of fuel assemblies for nuclear reactors.
Uranium chemistry
The know-how of the Chemistry BU, front end and back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, allows it to propose services in non-nuclear chemistry.
The enrichment of natural uranium in uranium-235
Enrichment consists of increasing the proportion of uranium-235 found in the natural uranium in order to produce a fuel that can be used in nuclear reactors.
Nuclear fuel assemblies
The Fuel BU covers every aspect of the fuel design and fuel production, from zirconium technology to the finished assembly.
"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.

Fuel activities brochure
AREVA, European leader in nuclear fuel
Uranium chemistry, a key stage in the nuclear fuel cycle
Enrichment, a key stage in the fuel chain
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