Belgium-based engineering company Tractebel and France’s Altrad Endel sign a 10-year cooperation agreement to help French state nuclear operator EDF carry out its long-term operating program and potentially provide nuclear services abroad. signed.
The two companies said in a joint statement that the agreement renews and strengthens their existing partnership.
Over the past seven years, Tractebel and industrial maintenance and services company Altrad Endel have contributed to the renewal of France’s nuclear power plants, which provide more than 60% of France’s electricity production (the highest proportion in the world).
In February 2022, President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan to “revitalize” France’s nuclear industry, with the potential to build 14 EPR units and extend the operating life of older nuclear power plants from 40 years to more than 50 years. It was announced that there is a sex.
EDF aims to start preparatory work on the new EPR2 nuclear power plant at the existing Penley nuclear facility in northern France in mid-2024.
As part of EDF’s long-term operational program, Tractebel and Altrad Endel are already supporting the replacement of key components in some of EDF’s 56 reactor units.
“Traktevel and Altrad Endel have decided to expand their cooperation to better support EDF in the key challenge of extending the service life of its fleet,” the statement said.
“The partners also intend to use the experience gained in France to provide services abroad in the fields of civil engineering, mechanics, project management, and the construction of nuclear and energy projects,” it added.