AREVA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate created the 3rd September 2001 by the merger of Framatome (now AREVA NP), Cogema (now AREVA NC) and Technicatome (now AREVA TA). Since 2001 the group has been leading by Anne Lauvergeon who was the CEO of Cogema.
AREVA supplies solutions for carbon-free power generation. Its expertise and know-how in this field are setting the standard, and its responsible development is anchored in a process of continuous improvement.
The group is also expanding considerably in renewable energies – wind, solar, bioenergies, hydrogen and storage – to be one of the top three in this sector worldwide in 2012.

As the global nuclear industry leader, AREVA’s unique integrated offer to utilities covers every stage of the fuel cycle, nuclear reactor design and construction, and related services.
AREVA is a world-leading company in nuclear energy and the number 3 for the transmission and the distribution of electricity around the world (behind ABB and Siemens groups)
It is the only company with a presence in each industrial activity linked to nuclear energy: mining, chemistry, enrichment, combustibles, services, engineering, nuclear propulsion and reactors, treatment, recycling, stabilization, and dismantling.

In 2009 AREVA has a sale revenues of 8 529 millions euros and an operating income of 97 millions euros and employs more than 75 000 people (45% in France) in 43 countries around the world. By the way the French State (including the shares owned by the CEA) is the first administrator with more than 90% parts of the group.

AREVA's activities are organized into five Business Groups. Mines groups the uranium mines exploration and operation activities. The Front End converts and enriches the uranium and designs the fuel for the nuclear reactors. Reactors and Services groups the activities of design and construction of nuclear reactors and propulsion and research reactors, and the activities of maintenance of