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AREVA is a French public multinational industrial conglomerate that is mainly known for nuclear power; it also has interests in other energy projects. It was created on 3 September 2001, by the merger of Framatome (now AREVA NP), Cogema and Technicatome (now AREVA TA). Its main shareholder is the French-owned company CEA, but the German company Siemens also retains 34% of the shares of AREVA's subsidiary, AREVA NP, in charge of building the EPR Reactor, an advanced Generation III+ nuclear reactor. The parent company is incorporated under French law as a société anonyme and is also recognized as a public limited company in Britain and a corporation in American jurisdictions. The French State owns more than 90%. The corporate name AREVA is inspired by Arevalo Abbey in Spain. Anne Lauvergeon is the Chairman of the Executive Board (equivalent to President and CEO). AREVA official Ralf Güldner is the vice-chairman of the World Nuclear Association. According to the company official website, Areva realized €13,16 billion in sales revenue in 2008 and €417 million in operating incomes
