Nuclear Companies

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This page provides an overview of some main nuclear companies operating worldwide and of the countries associated with their operations. These information may help international Anti-nuclear network activities to cooperate in resisting nuclear power.


AECL

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation with the responsibility of managing Canada's national nuclear energy research and development program, including the advancement and support of CANDU reactor technology which was developed at AECL starting in the 1950s. AECL also provides a variety of maintenance, diagnostic, waste management, refurbishment, and other services to the nuclear industry.[1]

  • is the constructor of the Canadian NPPs


Areva

  • is operator of Uranium mines McClean Lake (Areva Resources, formerly Cogema Resources) in Canada and is searching for Uranium in Finland
  • is building EPR reactors in Flamanville (France) and Olkiluoto (Finland)
  • is stakeholder of the Uranium mine McArthur River in Canada (30,2%)
  • is stakeholder of the Uranium mill Key Lake in Canada (17%)
  • is operator of the new Uranium mine Midwest in Canada
  • is stakeholder of the new Uranium mine Cigar Lake in Canada (37%)
  • is stakeholder of the new Uranium mine Dawn Lake in Canada (23%)
  • wants to build new reactors in Ontario, Canada
  • offered to build an EPR in Alberta, Canada


EON

  • is operator of several NPPs in Germany
  • wants to build a new reactor in Finland (main stakeholder of Fennovoima)
  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with RWE)[2]


RWE

  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with EON)[2]


Siemens

  • is stakeholder of Areva
  • nuclear operations in: Germany (Headquarter; built NPPs), France (EPR Flamanville via Areva), Finland (EPR Olkiluoto via Areva; Uranium mining via Areva), Canada (Uranium mining via Areva)