Chalon/Saint-Marcel manufacturing plant - AREVA

Vessel closure headFacts and figures…■■■■■850 people, 50% of which areengineers, executives and highlyqualified technicians.35 ha site (87.5 acres).39000 m 2 ( 9.6 acres) formanagement, logistics, technicalsupport offices.35800 m 2 (8.85 acres) of workshops,equipped with traveling cranes anddivided into 3 bays.Lifting capacity of the large bay,which is 36m (39 yards) wide andopens onto a dock which links up tothe Saône, exceeds 1000 t and 23 m(25 yards) under hook.…that provide uniquereferencesNearly 600 heavy components (reactorvessels, steam generators, pressurizersand closure heads) have beenmanufactured or are currently beingmanufactured since the plant opened in1975:3■■Over 500 of these components are orwill be installed in nuclear powerplants in France,Nearly 100 of these components havebeen installed in or are currentlybeing manufactured for plants inBelgium, Great Britain, Korea,People's Republic of China, SouthAfrica, Sweden, Switzerland, Finlandand the United States.