EDF, Veolia Create Joint Entity for Nuclear-Reactor Decommissioning
10 Décembre 2019 - 9:29AM
Dow Jones News
By Giulia Petroni
Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) and Veolia Environnement SA
(VIE.FR) said Tuesday that they will create a join entity to
decommission nuclear reactors that incorporate graphite
technology.
The companies said "Graphitech," which will be created through
their respective subsidiaries Cyclife Holding and Asteralis, will
be responsible for developing tools and design systems required to
decommission around 60 nuclear reactors that use graphite
technology worldwide.
"Dismantling graphite reactors is complex, due to their design
and the volume of material to be removed. Worldwide, just two
small-scale graphite reactors have been decommissioned to date."
EDF and Veolia said.
The new entity's first goal will be to decommission the Chinon
A2 reactor in 2028. The program will begin in 2022, and the
feedback from the operation will be used for other reactors in
France and around the world.
Write to Giulia Petroni at giulia.petroni@wsj.com
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