Mapping of nuclear industry: a tool to prepare the future

The mapping of the French nuclear industry was performed in 2019, it will give visibility to all its players whatever they are: firms, policy makers, craft unions, training bodies or administrations. The mapping was made through a questionnaire survey similar to the previous one made in 2014 but completed with international and digital transformation issues. It appears that 220.000 people are employed in nuclear industry compared to 218.000 in 2014 and they worked in more than 3000 enterprises and their qualification level is higher than the average in other industrial sectors. EDF and Framatome have certified more than 600 suppliers of equipment and services at the level 'nuclear standards'. More than half of the 3000 enterprises have export activities which is far more than in other industrial sectors. Nuclear industry handles all the activity fields that are necessary to its proper working, for instance the share of work for French firms in the construction of an EPR can reach 80% while in wind energy this share was only 40% in 2015. (A.C.)