AREVA wins contract from CNNC to provide training in the management of nuclear projects

Regulatory News:

AREVA (Paris:AREVA) has been selected by CNPE, the engineering division of the Chinese utility CNNC (China National Nuclear Corp), to train their teams in the management of major nuclear projects.

Designed and executed by AREVA University, the first training session concluded today with the presentation of training certificates to the participants.

The contract was awarded because of AREVA University’s educational expertise as well as the know-how of the 6,000 professionals part of the Engineering & Project division who work on more than 3,000 projects each year across the full range of the group’s nuclear and renewable activities.

Tarik Choho, AREVA’s chief commercial executive officer, note at the end of this first session: "AREVA is committed to supporting Chinese utilities in the development of their skills. This contract reflects CNNC's recognition of our dual expertise in the fields of training and project management. It strengthens our relationship with this important customer."

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