Areva, Northrop Grumman Join Forces For American Nuclear Energy Industry

摘要

Leading U.S. nuclear vendor and a key player in the electricity transmission and distribution sector AREVA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation, have joined forces to build a new manufacturing and engineering facility in Newport News, Va., to supply the growing American nuclear energy sector. The joint venture, AREVA Newport News, LLC, with AREVA will hold 67% and Northrop Grumman 33%, will establish a world-class facility to manufacture heavy components for the U.S. EPR, AREVA's Generation III+ nuclear reactor. The 300,000 square-foot facility represents a significant investment of more than $360 million in the U.S. commercial nuclear and manufacturing industries and will bring more than 500 skilled hourly and salaried jobs to the Commonwealth of Virginia. AREVA Newport News will be the first full-scale manufacturing facility dedicated to supply heavy components, such as reactor vessels, steam generators and pressurizers to the U.S. nuclear energy industry.