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
  • transactions in Tchad & Nigeria.


Bruce Power

Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation (31.6%), TransCanada Corporation (31.6%), BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust (31.6%), the Power Workers Union (4%) and The Society of Energy Professionals (1.2%) [1]. It is the licensed operator of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, located on the shores of Lake Huron, roughly 250 kilometres northwest of Toronto, between the towns of Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.[2]

  • operates a number of NPPs in Canada
  • wants to build and operate a new reactor in Alberta/CA (as successor of Energy Alberta)


Cameco

Cameco Corporation is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2008, it was the world's second largest uranium producer, accounting for 15% of world production.[3]

  • operates a number of uranium mines in Canada


Energy Alberta

Energy Alberta Corporation was created in 2005 to provide nuclear power to the energy-intensive development of the oil sands resources in northern Alberta. The company was founded by Hank Swartout, CEO of Precision Drilling Corporation, and Wayne Henuset, co-owner of Willow Park Wines and Spirits in Calgary, Alberta. In 2007 Energy Alberta was acquired by Bruce Power of Ontario. Bruce decided to relocate the site to Whitemud.[4]

  • wants to build and operate a new reactor in Alberta/CA


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)[5]


RWE

  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with EON)[5]
  • wants to build a new reactor in Belene (Bulgaria): 49% of the project are owned by RWE[6]


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)