AREVA enters into exclusive negotiations with Astorg Partners for the sale of Canberra

AREVA and the French private equity manager Astorg Partners entered today into exclusive negotiations to finalize the project for the sale of Canberra, its nuclear measurements subsidiary.

This operation is part of the "Action 2016" strategic action plan set out by AREVA in December 2011, which envisages the sale of assets with a view to continue reducing the debt of the group and finance its strategic and safety investment program.