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| Information on Framatome - Zirconium Division - |
Framatome carries out the majority of its activities in France. Employees cutting-edge skills and expertise enable Framatome France to deploy a wealth of synergies to boost performance for its customers.The French power utility EDF is Framatome's number one customer. EDF has the largest nuclear fleet in the world with 58 in service reactors, making nuclear power the third largest industrial sector in France after aerospace and automotive.French know-how attracts researchers and engineers from all over the world. It is also exported internationally: in Europe, South Africa, the United States, China, South Korea …
The Zirconium Division is a key component of the nuclear fuel cycle. The Zirconium Division is fully integrated in the manufacturing of Zirconium for complete mastering of the final product and performance.
From ore sand to finished tubing,
Integrated in the Fuel supply chain,
R&D facility for material research and process modeling.
The Zirconium Division, the global leader on the zirconium market, produces zirconium alloy tubes, bars, and sheets for pressurized water reactors (PWRs) and boiling water reactors (BWRs) .
Its operations are shared among five sites in France: Jarrie (Isère), Ugine (Savoie), Montreuil-Juigné (Maine-et-Loire), Paimboeuf (Loire-Atlantique) and Rugles (Eure) as well as in China and in Japan with two joint ventures. |
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