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Front-End Division

Front-End Division

The Front-End Division covers all nuclear operations leading up to actual electricity production.

The Front-End Division's operations are organized around 4 business units*:

Mining: prospecting, mining and concentration of uranium ore.

Chemistry: conversion of uranium ore into uranium hexafluoride.

Enrichment: enrichment of uranium hexafluoride.

Fuel: nuclear fuel design and fabrication.

Throughout the fuel fabrication process, electricity-producing clients retain ownership of the fuel at all times. AREVA supplies them with uranium concentrates, which are then processed.

* Business unit: activity or operational result center.