AREVA in the Carolinas: with its North American headquarters located in Charlotte, the energy company is expanding its manufacturing presence with a new facility.

• Position: NUCLEAR UPDATE

AREVA Inc. is a global energy company and leading supplier of nuclear products and services with a strong presence in the United States, starting with its U.S. headquarters in the growing Carolinas energy hub. Among new developments for the French company: A subsidiary, Columbiana Hi Tech, recently began construction on a new manufacturing facility in Kernersville, N.C.

AREVA Inc. North America has been part of the Charlotte, N.C., business community since 2002, and headquartered in the Queen City since 2013. AREVA has been named the largest engineering firm in Charlotte by the Charlotte Business Journal for six consecutive years, and is also the eighth-largest energy industry employer in the Charlotte area.

Nearly 900 employees work for AREVA or its subsidiaries at six locations across the Carolinas, including more than 500 in Charlotte and more than 200 supporting the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) project at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. AREVA has additional business in Aiken at its NUHOMS* University training center, a first-of-its-kind facility to train industry workers to safely transport and store used nuclear fuel and components.

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