Areva wins €45 million contract with Eletronuclear

Areva has been awarded six contracts to provide key services to Eletronuclear, the Brazilian operator of the Angra nuclear power plant. Worth €45 million ($69 million), the contracts focus on Angra 2 and vary in duration from three to five years. The Angra site, near Angra dos Reis, Brazil, currently hosts two pressurized water reactors (PWRs), Angra 1 and 2, with plans for a third under discussion. Angra 2 connected to the grid in 2000. Areva, which already provides services for both Angra units, is contracted to carry out examination and maintenance operations as well as servicing in the field of electrical and control engineering. An extensive, non-destructive examination will be made of steam generators, control rods, and the integrity of the containment. The French company will also carry out comprehensive maintenance operations throughout the site, attending to the cooling pool floor, fuel assemblies, valves, drives pumps and motors. Steam generator cleaning will be carried out at a secondary site with Areva supplying a local support team.