AtkinsRéalis, EDF enhance collaboration

Monday, 9 June 2025

Areas of potential collaboration will include engineering support, provisioning of equipment, sharing of operational excellence, installation and commissioning, and cooperation between the global technology centres of both organisations. The agreement also includes potential collaboration around waste management and fuel production.

"Both companies will continue to compete on reactor technology vendor selection processes where appropriate or when asked by governments and developers in support of global efforts to transition to low-carbon energy," AtkinsRéalis noted.

"This collaboration agreement with a world-class organisation like EDF is a gamechanger for the nuclear industry and makes good strategic sense," said AtkinsRéalis President and CEO Ian Edwards. "There is a global need for more cleaner, affordable and reliable energy that can only be achieved with nuclear power. Only by scaling up our efforts can we address the need for more low-carbon energy and for global market demand of 1000 large and small reactors."

Joe St Julian, AtkinsRéalis president, nuclear, added: "AtkinsRéalis is already working with EDF in the UK and France as a strategic partner in their new nuclear build programme. This collaboration strengthens our relationship and will enable both organisations to extend international capacity, while harnessing their collective expertise and technical capabilities, to support the next wave of nuclear generation in the coming years."

"The deepening of our partnership with AtkinsRéalis underscores EDF's commitment to steering progress in the nuclear industry alongside our valued Canadian partner," said Vakis Ramany, EDF's Senior Vice President International Nuclear Development. "By combining their global and complementary expertise, knowledge and skills, both our companies demonstrate their dedication to fostering innovation and bolstering both our nations' nuclear capabilities for enhanced energy sovereignty and security. The power of working together will drive us forward in Canada, in Europe and around the world."

AtkinsRéalis - parent company of Candu Energy Inc - is the sole commercial licensee of the Canadian-owned Candu intellectual property portfolio, and has taken a leading role in all Candu reactor life extension projects to date globally, including projects in already completed or currently under way in Asia, North America, Europe and South America.