CONTENTS
Overview - Assystem at the World Nuclear Exhibition 2016
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A new partnership with the Russian nuclear industry: Assystem signs a cooperation agreement
with ROSATOM and finalises the acquisition of Turkish engineering firm Envy
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Assystem continues its international growth with the ITER research reactor project
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Assystem reinforces its expertise in digital engineering
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New partnership to train nuclear experts: Assystem and INSTN join forces
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Assystem’ s agenda at the WNE
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Company Profile
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OVERVIEW PRESS RELEASE
Assystem at the World Nuclear Exhibition 2016
The second edition of the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) will be held in Paris at Le Bourget from 28 to 30
June 2016. During the event, Assystem, an independent engineering group, will announce recent
developments in its nuclear activities. The WNE will offer an opportunity for Assystem to put its latest
strategic developments on record.
The Group’s technological independence will be highlighted through a new partnership with Rosatom. This
partnership aims at supplying joint engineering services on nuclear projects abroad. Besides, it symbolizes the
Group’s capability to support all nuclear industries worldwide. Assystem can therefore extend its engineering
services by developing its relations with the Russian nuclear industry. This new partnership follows the
acquisition of Envy, a Turkish engineering company. Envy is working for Rosatom on the Turkish Akkuyu
nuclear project.
On the first day of the trade show, the company will underline its ability to work on complex international
projects. The international Momentum consortium which includes Assystem will present their new
engineering contract for the ITER project, further endorsing Assystem’ s involvement on this major research
endeavour since 2005. The consortium will be responsible for managing the assembly of more than one
million reactor components.
On the second day, Assystem will spotlight its digital expertise during a plenary session on industry challenges.
Digital innovations developed by the Group will also be showcased throughout the day on the Assystem stand.
On the last day of the exhibition, the focus will be on human resources, with a presentation of the Group’s
latest training moves. Assystem and the INSTN have signed a partnership agreement in the field of training,
with an undertaking to develop joint training in the nuclear sector.
Press contact:
Anne-Charlotte Dagorn
+971 526 800 043
[email protected]
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A new partnership with the Russian nuclear sector: Assystem signs a cooperation
agreement with ROSATOM and completes the acquisition of the Turkish engineering
company Envy
Assystem and Rusatom International Network (RAIN), a non-profit company of the Russian nuclear operator
ROSATOM, ratified their collaboration on 31 May during the International AtomExpo Forum. Two cooperation
agreements were signed by Alexander Merten, president of RAIN and Stéphane Aubarbier, CEO of Assystem.
The Parties are interested in their bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear engineering and certification.
The document also provides joint participation in new NPP construction and commissioning projects for third
party countries and the supply of Russian equipment for nuclear projects where Assystem acts as EPC/ EPCM
contractor. Besides, the Parties have expressed their interest to cooperate in decommissioning and
radioactive waste management projects. The scope of the agreement covers Europe, Middle East and North
Africa among others.
The Memorandum of Understanding will provide the support for the improvement of the engineering
expertise of ROSATOM's companies. Besides, it symbolizes Assystem’s capability to support all nuclear
industries worldwide. Assystem can therefore extend its engineering services by developing its relations with
the Russian nuclear industry.
The agreement comes just weeks after Assystem’s acquisition of the Turkish engineering company Envy. This
company operates mainly in the energy and transport sectors. It is particularly involved in the construction
project for Akkuyu nuclear plants led by Rosatom.
The acquisition of Envy and the signing of this cooperation agreement are strategically significant for
Assystem. They reinforce business development opportunities with the Russian nuclear industry, enabled by
Assystem’s technology independence. Besides, the acquisition of Envy enables Assystem to broaden the scope
of its activities. Indeed, Envy is involved in the upstream phases of projects. The company namely realizes site
and environmental studies.
Cooperation between the two parties will go beyond the nuclear field to include the thermal power sector and
petroleum, petrochemical and gas industries.
Press contact:
Anne-Charlotte Dagorn
+971 526 800 043
[email protected]
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Assystem continues its international growth with the ITER research reactor project
On 28 June, Assystem and its partners Amec Foster Wheeler (England) and KEPCO E&C (South Korea) won a
contract with the ITER research project. The Momentum consortium created by these three companies will be
responsible for managing the assembly of more than one million reactor components. This new contract
awarded by the ITER Organization is worth 174 million euros and will last ten years.
The scope of services broadly covers contract management, configuration management, project management,
construction preparation, site coordination, works supervision, and activities leading up to mechanical
completion.
This new contract underlines the Group’ expertise in managing complex international projects. ITER is a
unique global collaboration located at Cadarache in the south of France, and will be the largest experimental
fusion facility ever built. The programme has been designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological
feasibility of fusion energy. It has been developed and funded half by the European Union, while the rest of
the production and funding will come from China, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation
and the United States.
This agreement is also a symbol of Assystem’s long-term commitment to the project, as Assystem has been
involved in ITER since 2005. The company first worked on nuclear safety engineering, and in 2010,
Empresarios Agrupados (Spain), Atkins (England) and Assystem won an engineering contract worth 150 million
euros. The Engage consortium created by these three companies is now working on the engineering aspects of
the research reactor’s buildings.
In 2014, Assystem and its partners signed a new contract for F4E. This seven-year contract covers the remote
handling system of the ITER Divertor. The Divertor is one of the essential components of the ITER system,
extracting gaseous waste and impurities together, with a portion of the heat generated by the fusion reactions
(source: https://www.iter.org/fr/mach/divertor). Assystem will be responsible for manufacturing the remote
handling system which will be able to extract the Divertor’s components to carry out maintenance work.
About F4E
F4E’s main mission is to manage the European contribution to the ITER project. It is working with research
organisations and the European industry to develop and manufacture components that Europe has committed
to deliver to ITER through some 220 contracts.
Press contact:
Anne-Charlotte Dagorn
+971 526 800 043
[email protected]
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Assystem reinforces its expertise in digital engineering
On 29 June at the WNE, Assystem will confirm its expertise in the field of digital engineering by organizing a
morning plenary session on the impact of new technologies on nuclear projects. In addition, the company’s
latest digital innovations will be shown at its stand all day.
Digital tools (e.g. Product Lifecycle Management, 3D modelling tools and big data) have been used for more
than 15 years in the aerospace and automotive industries, helping cut the time to develop a product by almost
50% and the cost by 30%. In addressing the nuclear power domain, these solutions should improve the
performance and competitiveness of nuclear projects.
Assystem has had a long experience in nuclear activities. It began life in the nuclear sector and has worked for
50 years alongside operators, so it now has extensive operational experience of the problems and issues
related to handling nuclear projects. The Group's history in the aerospace and automotive industry has also
generated extensive insight into the use of digital technologies.
Assystem is ideally positioned to take control of the use of these technologies in the nuclear sector. It already
uses Asset Life Management (ALM) digital tools in engineering projects. These tools enable to share, update
and digitally archive data on nuclear facilities. From design through to dismantling, these tools can provide full
real-time information about these sites.
On many occasions, Assystem has partnered with Dassault Systèmes, whose solutions are used in Assystem’s
engineering design and construction projects. Assystem uses the Dassault Systèmes 3D Experience platform to
carry out its nuclear activities in England. The same solution is also used for waste management activities at
the CEA and in the ITER research project. Dassault Systèmes and Assystem are also cooperating on a joint offer
for supporting the commissioning of the Flamanville EPR for EDF.
Digitising and analysing big data have also led to the emergence of new features. Real-time knowledge of all
data related to a nuclear facility opens up a whole new range of possibilities. An operator can, for example,
anticipate and shift towards the predictive maintenance of its facilities. 3D modelling tools also make it easier
to build further simulation scenarios for maintenance or dismantling. A better understanding of available
options by the use of digital modelling will improve the safety level and help optimise engineering costs.
During the WNE, the company will showcase its expertise in this field and offer an analysis of how the sector is
being transformed. The use of these new technologies also raises new issues, such as working methods and
tools, safety demonstrations, and the internal transformation of the organisations involved in such work.
The challenges associated with digitising the nuclear industry will be discussed in a round table on 29 June at
9.15am, with six international players debating the future of the sector. Assystem will organise and chair the
round table, with EDF, AREVA, GE, Dassault Systèmes and ASE Group (Russia) as participants.
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On the same day, the company's stand will showcase its latest digital innovations. Log.Net is an application
that allows the operator to optimise maintenance. It can archive, consolidate, update and share real-time data
on maintenance operations. The Scissor cyber security research project will also be demonstrated. The
consortium led by Assystem has been working on the Scissor project since January 2015, funded to the tune of
four million euros by the European Commission. The plan is to develop security solutions against cyber-attacks
on industrial systems and smart grids. The Group’s nuclear experts will also unveil Nuc-Track, a radioactive
source digital tracking and monitoring system.
Press contact:
Anne-Charlotte Dagorn
+971 526 800 043
[email protected]
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New partnership to train nuclear experts: Assystem and INSTN join forces
Assystem and the French National Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN) have signed a
partnership to develop joint training programmes on a renewable three-year basis.
These courses will be certified by Assystem and INSTN, and taught by experts from both entities. The training
modules will focus on making trainees operational, covering the following: defining test strategies, writing a
safety report, and carrying out probabilistic safety assessments. They aim to provide professional upgrades to
engineers undergoing retraining as well as new hires.
This partnership also ratifies the creation of a foundation that will finance actions to promote training in the
French nuclear industry. Assystem will contribute 100,000 euros annually to this foundation throughout the
agreement.
Stéphane Aubarbier, Executive Vice President of Assystem, says that,” Assystem and INSTN share a similar
vision of the need to support nuclear industry players as they face existing and emerging challenges. This
means passing on our experts’ know-how to juniors and responding to the need for new skills, particularly in
the digital domain. "
This agreement is part of the Assystem’s global commitment to training. In 2008, the company created the
Assystem Nuclear Institute to pass on knowledge gained by nuclear experts to less-experienced engineers,
relying on a community of technical experts and a ‘buddy system’ tutoring method. The Assystem Nuclear
Institute organises training courses in "integration" and "specialisation" divided into special modules
throughout the employees’ careers.
Safety represents a major part of the training modules. Assystem started a series of actions to continually
improve nuclear safety among all its employees. These actions are parts of commitments, gathered in a
Charter on Nuclear Safety adopted in 2014. The assessment report of nuclear risks management for 2015 will
be published on June 30th during the WNE.
Key figures on Assystem recruitment and training:
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Recruitment (actual and anticipated) for 2016: 1,500 in France, 2,500 internationally
Recruitment (actual and anticipated) in nuclear for 2016: 600
Recruitment profiles: 80% permanent contracts, 30% juniors, 70% engineers
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Number of hours’ training provided in 2015: 4,344
Number of employees trained in 2015: 220
Press contact:
Anne-Charlotte Dagorn
+971 526 800 043
[email protected]
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ASSYSTEM AGENDA AT WNE
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
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Press conference on the new ITER contract awarded to the Momentum consortium
Assystem stand, Tuesday, 28 June, 2016, at 3pm
With Bernard Bigot and representatives of Assystem, Amec and KEPCO
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Assystem workshop, 4–5 pm, Workshop 1
"How to manage a complex international project like ITER. Feedback and lessons learnt”
Speakers: Hubert Labourdette, VP Strategic Operations at Assystem, Graham Strickleton, ITER site and
Buildings Procurement Officer at Fusion for Energy
Wednesday, 29 June, 2016
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Assystem roundtable "How can new technologies help improve the industrial performance of a
nuclear project?" 29 June 9.15-10.45am, plenary room
Moderator: Estelle Youssouffa, Journalist
Speakers:
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Assystem France, Dominique Louis, Chairman
3DS, France, Bernard Charlès, President and CEO
EDF, France, Xavier Ursat, Executive Vice President, Engineering and New Nuclear Projects
GE, USA, Vincent Champaign, General Manager GE Digital Foundry Europe
AREVA, France, Philippe Destombes, Information Systems Director
ASE Group, Russia, Igor Timofeev, Vice-president for project management
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Assystem workshop, 2.30- 3.30pm., Hall 2, Workshop 1
"The impact of new digital tools and methods on nuclear engineering. A case study on waste management
with the VRAC MI project"
Speakers: Christian Jeanneau, Energy & Infrastructure GM for France at Assystem, Arthur Margarit, Nuclear
Technical Coordinator at Assystem, Sébastien ARNAUD, VRAC MI Project Manager, CEA
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Information on Assystem
COMPANY PROFILE
Assystem is an international engineering group that has been supporting its customers at the heart of industry
to develop their products and manage their capital expenditure throughout the life cycle for 50 years.
Assystem employs nearly 12,000 people worldwide and posted annual sales of approximately €900 million in
2015. Assystem SA is listed on Euronext Paris. Assystem is the second largest nuclear engineering company in
the world. Our 2,500 nuclear experts deliver project management, engineering and design services together
with project management and critical systems integration services. Born in nuclear, Assystem assisted EDF in
the commissioning of the French nuclear fleet. However, the technological independence of the company
allows it to work with any nuclear industry in the world.
Find out more at www.assystem.com - Assystem on Twitter: @Assystem - LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/1UDAIDA and
http://energyandnuclear.com/
Find out more about Assystem at WNE: http://www.assystem.com/fr/marches/salon-wne.html
The Executive Team:
Dominique Louis, Chairman and Founder
After obtaining his engineering degree at the ENSEM, Dominique LOUIS started working as test engineer for
ATEM. A few years later, he created his own company, R'data, and subsequently Alphatem, a joint subsidiary
with COGEMA.
ATEM, R'data and Alphatem were merged to form Assystem, a company of 3000 engineers and technicians
with a revenue of 250 M€, which Dominique LOUIS steered to a stock exchange listing in 1995.
The withdrawal from nuclear power at the end of the 1990s marked a real transformation of Assystem which
diversified into the aeronautical and automobile industry and developed internationally. The aim of
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Dominique Louis was to turn Assystem into a European engineering company of global dimension, working in
infrastructures and R&D, with a presence in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
He is also Vice-President of the think-tank Entreprise et Progrès and chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
Stéphane Aubarbier, Executive Vice President in charge of the Energy & Infrastructure Division
An engineering graduate of the Lyon INSA (National Institute for the Applied Sciences) holding an MBA from
the ESCP-EAP (European School of Management in Paris), Stéphane Aubarbier started his career in the
Assystem group where, after some time in operational positions, he took over the development of the
Automotive sector.
Subsequently, Stéphane turned his talents to marketing the service offers within the ABB group. He
successively occupied the positions of Director of the maintenance contracts division for France, then for
South Europe, finally taking over ABB Service's Marketing and Business Development Management for South
Europe.
In June 2002, Stéphane joined Assystem's Executive Committee to steer the Process Business Unit in the
development of the engineering activities. Since January 2005, Stéphane is Executive Vice-President of the
Assystem group.
THE WNE
The WNE is a trade show dedicated to the civil nuclear industry, bringing together private and public nuclear
actors on the national and international stage. The first event in 2014 attracted 7,215 visitors and 495
exhibitors.
Find out more about the WNE at http://www.world-nuclear-exhibition.com/
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