Franco-Américaine de Constructions Atomiques ( Framatome ), the subsidiary holding the Areva Group ’ s nuclear reactor operations , was renamed Framatome following its sale to French energy giant EDF , Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Assystem . Framatome is the name of a former French reactor vendor from which Areva , which has built over 100 reactors , was originally created .

Currently utilising its nuclear power and engineering assets on a global scale , ROSATOM is the leader in Nuclear Power Plant ( NPP ) design and construction with a portfolio of 34 NPPs across 12 countries with a further eight domestically . In 2017 , its package of foreign orders exceeded $ 130bn .

GE Hitachi has been building boiling water reactors ( BWRs ) for nearly 60 years . It also offers a range of nuclear services for mega projects specialising in delivering tools , quality assurance , licensing , planning , training , design and analysis . The manufacturing alliance between the US and Japanese giants began in 2007 .

The Korean Electric Power Company is currently in the process of delivering the UAE ’ s first NPP at Barakah in Abu Dhabi . KEPCO is currently positioned as the preferred bidder to buy the Toshiba unit behind the UK ’ s Moorside nuclear project .