AREVA -

French concern with nuclear power industry, whos e activities include the manufacture of reactors, as well as mini ng, processing, and transport of uranium enrichment and processin g of fuel used for reactors. Areva is the worlds largest manufact urer of nuclear reactors. The Group was founded in 2001 as a result of merger of Framatome and Cogema. Arevas largest shareholder is the French State (directly controls 5.2% of the shares, and by the Atomic Energy Commissariat lt; CEA gt; - 79%, the Caisse des DĂ©pĂ´ts - 3.6%, ERAP - 3.2% and EDF - 2.4 %).