Tuesday, 8 July 2025
France’s Framatome has acquired the remaining stake in the non-destructive examination specialist Reaktortest, created in 1991 as a joint venture with Slovenské Elektrárne.
Framatome said that the full acquisition of the Slovakian company will help “strengthen its long-term presence in the inspection and non-destructive examination market for VVER reactor operators” in the region.
The company supports Slovenské Elektrárne with its in-service vessel inspections as well as quality monitoring during the construction of Mochovce units 3 and 4. It also provides technical inspection services for international projects elsewhere in the European Union and the UK.
Guirec Maugat, Senior Executive Vice President of Framatome’s Installed Base Business Unit, said: “Acquiring full ownership of Reaktortest enhances our global footprint in inspection and non-destructive examinations. It also preserves our close relationship with Slovenské Elektrárne for the long term and enables us to extend our non-destructive examination expertise to other VVER operators across Central and Eastern Europe.”
Framatome said that in the next few months Reaktortest would continue to focus on inspection services for the completion of Mochovce unit 4 as well non-destructive examination of operating units in Slovakia and “developing similar services for new customers, as well as developing new offerings to meet the growing needs of the VVER market”.
