Front-End Division






Division overview
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.




Press releases

11/17/2009 - Enrichment: AREVA signs long-term contract with CEZ

News briefs

10/30/2009 - AREVA tests fuel cell for deep-sea applications

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