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United Arab Emirates; April 20, 2016 – ENEC – the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation – is keen to ensure that international companies, in particular French companies, in the nuclear sector take a more active role in the upcoming calls for tender for the Barakah power plant project, in particular in respect of operations and maintenance. With this in mind, from 26 to 28 April 2016, Business France, in partnership with AIFEN, will be organizing business meetings in the nuclear sector, in order to present the new opportunities available for this part of the project.
These meetings will allow participating companies to promote their know-how with ENEC and meet Emirati companies open to developing partnerships with them.
The Emirates are seriously considering developing a 2nd phase of their nuclear programme, and will launch a second call for tenders over the next few years.
This expansion of the nuclear market represents a tremendous opportunity for the French nuclear industry, which would be well-advised to develop business relations with ENEC as a matter of urgency.
The internationally-renowned French nuclear industry
With its 19 power plants and 58 reactors (second only to the United States), France has globally-recognized technological and operational know-how as a result of which it has access to real export opportunities. “Although France launched its nuclear programme after other countries, it made up for lost time by building 2 to 3 reactors a year every year until the start of the ‘90s. The result is that, it has been able to maintain its know-how and has not suffered from any loss of knowledge transfer, contrary to other pioneering countries”, argues Emmanuel Galland, Project Manager, Nuclear Industry at Business France.
The excellent reputation of the Made in France industry is also the result of the efforts of its international groups (led by Alstom, Areva and EDF), its institutional organization, and its controlling authority (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire / ASN - French Nuclear safety authority) which are among the strictest in the world and also its network of hundreds of SMEs (equipment manufacturers, design offices, engineering companies, service suppliers) many of which have succeeded, as specialists, in establishing themselves as global leaders in their business.
French ability to handle the whole of the value chain
Following the rebound in the global market, after 3 years of reflection and safety test campaigns, it is now time for companies working in the French nuclear sector to position themselves. In the construction and reactor life extension markets of course, but also in the decommissioning markets that are bound to develop as the oldest power plants reach the end of their useful lives. One of the strengths of the French nuclear industry is precisely its ability to handle the whole of the value chain.
The dynamics of the French nuclear industry in figures:
- T/O in France - €46 billion, including 5.6 billion from exports.
- With less than €1 billion in imports, the industry has a significant surplus.
- The industry consists of 2,500 companies and generates 220,000 direct jobs (410,000 jobs in total).
- By 2020, 110,000 additional jobs are planned, mainly fuelled by exports.
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