San Francisco, Calif. USA and Paris, France – AREVA and the industrial company Mirion Technologies (“Mirion”) announced today the completion of the sale to Mirion of Canberra, the nuclear instrumentation and measurement specialist employing approximately 1,000 staff.

As previously disclosed by AREVA in December 2015, Mirion was selected by AREVA after completion of a competitive process. AREVA and Mirion subsequently entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Canberra.

“We are excited by the combination of Mirion and Canberra, as it creates a premier supplier of radiation safety solutions for the nuclear, defense and medical industries,” said Thomas D. Logan, Mirion’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Canberra has a long track record in the industry and its brand is synonymous with innovative, high quality solutions. With the support of the Canberra management team, we have already made substantial progress with our integration plans