France's New Areva Changes Its Name to Orano
January 23 2018 - 5:37AM
Dow Jones News
By Marc Bisbal Arias
France's energy company Areva SA said that New Areva, the
business that combines its nuclear fuel cycle operations, has
changed its name to Orano.
Last December, Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) signed an
agreement with Areva to acquire a 75.5% stake in New NP, Areva's
nuclear reactor unit. The sale was part of restructuring measures
that Areva had announced earlier last year.
Orano's business activities include mining,
conversion-enrichment, used fuel recycling, nuclear logistics,
dismantling and engineering, Areva said.
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January 23, 2018 05:22 ET (10:22 GMT)
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