EDF

Celeros Flow Technology has secured multiple contracts to supply safety-critical nuclear pump packages for the Sizewell C power station in the UK, to be designed and manufactured by its ClydeUnion Pumps brand at its facility in Annecy, France.

EDF has internally ordered from its subsidiary Framatome six reactor vessels, steam generators and pressurizers for EPR2 reactors at Penly, Gravelines and Bugey in France, in a contract worth €8 billion. Manufacturing of steam generators begins in May and vessels in November.

Framatome officially announced a contract with EDF for the nuclear boilers for the Sizewell site in the UK, reportedly worth €4 billion and including control systems. The announcement was made in the weeks before the article date.

ClydeUnion Pumps, part of Celeros Flow Technology, has secured a 10-year long-term agreement to provide pump maintenance and spare parts for EDF's nuclear power stations across France. The multi-million euro contract covers more than 850 safety-related pumps.

Framatome has ramped up production of replacement component parts at its Le Creusot forge in France, starting forging of shells for replacement steam generators on 28 October 2020. Production follows validation of qualifications by the French nuclear regulator ASN.

Hoppecke Industrial Batteries was selected to supply batteries for the safety systems of EDF's Hinkley Point C nuclear power station under construction in north Somerset, England. The announcement was made on 17 October 2019.

ENGIE subsidiaries ENDEL and TRACTEBEL, working through a temporary joint venture, won a strategic batch of EDF's contract to replace primary circuit components such as pipes and pipe bends in 900 MW power stations. The work runs in phases until 2026, with onsite interventions starting in 2023.

EDF signed binding agreements to buy 75.5% of New NP, a subsidiary combining AREVA's reactor design and manufacturing activities, at an adjusted valuation of EUR 2.47 billion for 100%, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Assystem taking 19.5% and 5% stakes.

Neway Valve (Suzhou) signed a supply contract with AREVA for nuclear valves for the HPC nuclear power project in Britain, co-invested by EDF and CNPE. The order covers over 2,000 nuclear valves for the nuclear island of two units with 3.2 GW total capacity.