Orano will be exhibiting at WNE 2025!
Orano, Platinum Sponsor, looks forward to seeing you at the World Nuclear Exhibition 2025, the must-attend global event for civil nuclear stakeholders, from 4 to 6 November at Paris Nord Villepinte, Exhibition Centre, Hall 6.
Come and see us at stand H054! Our experts will be on hand to share, discuss and work with you to build the solutions that will shape the nuclear industry of tomorrow.
Come and see us at stand H054! Our experts will be on hand to share, discuss and work with you to build the solutions that will shape the nuclear industry of tomorrow.
What to expect at our stand
- Meet our experts: Discuss the challenges and opportunities of nuclear energy with our specialists and project managers.
- Presentation of our flagship projects: Discover our iconic achievements and the technological advances behind them.
- Focus on our innovations: Immerse yourself in our cutting-edge solutions for safety, enhanced performance and decarbonisation.
- Workshops and demonstrations: Take part in a unique immersive experience, punctuated by captivating demonstrations to better understand our technologies and their impact.
Orano will also be present at the Beyond Electricity Expo (BEE) to showcase its activities dedicated to the medical sector.
Orano Programme
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Expert Insights
Life Extension of Nuclear Site by Replacement & Refurbishment of Lifting Equipment
📅10:00 – 10:30 am – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Orano and COMETE-J. PARIS extend the lifespan of nuclear site by replacement,
refurbishment of lifting equipment in a sustainable way.
👤Presented by Naïm Chahma, Maintenance manager Coval and Caux-Manche Areas and Comete J. Paris
Live Demo
Radiological Twin, Nuclear Operation 4.0
📅11:00 – 11:45 am – 📍Orano’s booth H054
The Radiological Twin combines radiological data with digital mapping to save time, improve reliability, and facilitate
data tracking to ensure operational safety
👤Presented by Frédéric Aspe, Engineer and Cyclife.
Live Demo
Discover Orano Solutions, the new marketplace
📅12:00 – 2:00 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
WNE Workshop
TN Eagle cask: Breakthrough Technology for Enhanced Nuclear Safety
📅1:30 – 2:00 pm – 📍Workshop Room 1
The TN Eagle project was initiated in 2017, with the aim of reinventing nuclear casks and their manufacturing. The TN Eagle cask is a breakthrough technology thanks to its modular construction
and simplified design. The TN Eagle Factory is revolutionizing manufacturing times with a simplified and fully automated process.
👤Presented by Emilie Saussac, BL Nuclear Packages and Engineering and Ludovic Mariette, TN Eagle Project Manager
Expert Insights
Improvement of the reactor dismantling operations in Germany
📅2:00 – 2:30 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
This presentation highlights the collaboration between Cubik and Orano which aimed at improving
the efficiency, safety, and precision performance of reactor dismantling operations in Germany.
👤Presented by Jean Christophe Patout, SEVP Dismantling & Services; Pierre Marty, EVP International Dismantling Operations and Cubik.
WNE Workshop
GB2 Enrichment Plant Expansion: Project Management in Action
📅3:00 – 3:30 pm – 📍Workshop Room 2
Orano approved in 2023 a project to expand the nominal capacity of its GB2 enrichment facility by more than
30%. This expansion, strongly supported by Orano’s customers through offtakes, represents an estimated investment of 1.7 billion euros. Production ramp up is scheduled between 2028 and 2030. The workshop will review the progress made and highlight
the tools and best practices that contributes to the project's success, in terms of engineering and strengthening partnerships.
👤Presented by Frédéric Bernasconi, Program Director for Enrichment Capacity Expansion and Pierre-Etienne Girardot, VP Front-End Business Operations for Engineering.
Expert Insights
Orano Projets Data Science Hub: AI Driving Engineering Excellence
📅3:30 – 4:00 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Discover how the Orano Projets Data Science Hub is transforming engineering through AI, digital
optimization and advanced analytics. Through concrete use cases, we will show how predictive models, surrogate modelling, and digital twins accelerate decision-making, reduce design cycles, and improve safety. Behind it all, lies a clear methodology
that ensures large scale, robust, interpretable, and operational AI adoption.
👤Presented by Emmanuel Ren, Manager of the Data Science Hub.
Expert Insights
ML Surrogate Modeling: Smarter Design — Faster Delivery — Lower Costs.
📅4:00 – 4:30 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Surrogate models are transforming engineering at Orano by replacing heavy simulations
with fast, AI-based alternatives. Combined with advanced optimization, they enable rapid exploration of design scenarios, and lead to smarter, safer, and more cost-effective solutions. This innovation paves the way for the creation of real-time digital
twins for next-generation industrial operations.
👤Presented by Corentin Macqueron,Technical Lead of the Data Science Hub and Emmanuel Ren, Manager of the Data Science Hub.
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Fuelling Nuclear Ambition to Sustain Small, Advanced and Large Reactors
📅4:45 – 5:30 pm – 📍Main Stage
Flagship project
“Aval du Futur” Program
📅06:00 – 06:30 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
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Expert Insights
Unlocking New Uranium Resources through Innovative Mining Technologies
📅9:30 am – 10:15 am – 📍Orano’s booth H054
As one of the world’s leading uranium producers, Orano continuously pushes the
boundaries of technology — developing advanced methods to access new deposits and boost production efficiency. This presentation showcases Orano’s technological journey, from early breakthroughs to today’s innovations — ensuring
a reliable, sustainable, and competitive supply for utilities worldwide.
👤Presented by Christian Polak, Senior Advisor in Strategy & Partnerships in Mining.
Flagship project
GB2 Enrichment Plant Expansion: Project Management in Action
📅10:30 am – 11:00 am – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Orano approved in 2023 a project to expand the nominal capacity of its GB2 enrichment facility
by more than 30%. This expansion, strongly supported by Orano’s customers through offtakes, represents an estimated investment of 1.7 billion euros. Production ramp up is scheduled between 2028and 2030. The workshop will review the progress
made and highlight the tools and best practices that contributes to the project's success, in terms of engineering and strengthening partnerships.
👤Presented by Frédéric Bernasconi, Program Director for Enrichment Capacity Expansion; Pierre-Etienne Girardot, VP Front-End Business Operations for Engineering and Christophe Mei, Senior Project Manager, GB2 Enrichment Capacity Expansion.
Expert Insights
The DN30 Sharing Group: a new service model for transporting enriched UF6 Uranium
📅11:00 am – 📍11:30 am – Orano’s booth H054
In 2023 Orano launched a “DN30 Sharing Group”, a revolutionary
and innovative service model that fosters easy leasing of DN30 overpack without any initial investment for customers. This comprehensive service is inspired by car-sharing model enabling optimized use of the DN30 overpacks through a shared global
fleet rather than individual ownership.
Expert Talks: Rountable Women in Nuclear
Fuel cycle for existing and new reactors: challenges and opportunities
📅12:15 pm – 1:30 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Moderator: Cécile Evans, VP Marketing Back-End & New Nuclear
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speakers:
- Zeina Elhami, OPG, Chief Supply Officer
- Lisa Mc Bride, General Electric Hitachi, VP Canada Country Leader
- Cécile Gregoire-David, EDF Nuclear Fuel Division, Head of Uranium, Conversion, Enrichment Unit
- Bas Suijs, ULC Energy B.V. Director Business Development
WNE Workshop
Engineering for Dismantling, Beyond Borders: a Global Collaboration with Orano
📅2:00 – 2:30 pm – 📍Workshop Room 2
Flagship project
TN Eagle: a Breakthrough Technology for an Enhanced Nuclear Safety
📅02:30 pm – 03:00 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
The TN Eagle project was initiated in 2017, with the aim of reinventing
nuclear casks and their manufacturing. The TN Eagle cask is a breakthrough technology thanks to its modular construction and simplified design. The TN Eagle Factory is revolutionizing manufacturing times with a simplified and fully automated process.
WNE Workshop
“Aval du Futur” Program and Fuel Cycle Developments
📅3:00 – 3:30 pm – 📍Workshop Room 2
👤Presented by Arnaud Gay, Executive Vice President of Technology, “Aval du Futur” Program.
Live Demo
JARVIS: Discover Machine Learning by Tapping into your Data
📅3:30 – 4:00 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Meet JARVIS: Orano’s intranet-based AI platform that allows anyone to create, compare, and interpret
machine learning models in just a few clicks. By transforming real-world data into actionable insights, JARVIS democratizes AI in the nuclear sector and strengthens collaboration between operational teams and data science experts.
👤Presented by Benoît Wygas, Data Scientist / ML Engineer; Corentin Macqueron, Technical lead of the Data Science Hub and Emmanuel Ren, Manager of the Data Science Hub.
Live Demo
Field Operations: from Digitalization to Data Sharing
📅4:45 – 5:00 pm – 📍Orano’s booth H054
Orano and Siteflow are collaborating to digitise field operations, enabling real-time data sharing that improves
safety, quality and efficiency.
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Expert Insights
When Fire Safety Meets Optimization: Intelligent Sensitivity Studies and Pre-Design Tools with CFAST/UltraFAST
📅9:00 – 09:30 am –📍Orano’s booth H054
Orano is redefining fire safety analysis by combining
CFAST, UltraFAST, and optimization algorithms to pinpoint worst-case scenarios much faster and with greater accuracy than the standard Monte Carlo approach.. The result: 30 times faster computations, target temperatures that are 26.5% higher,
and rapid pre-design charts that strengthen safety assessments.
👤Presented by Benoît Wygas, Data Scientist / ML Engineer, Corentin Macqueron, Technical lead of the Data Science Hub & thermal modelling expert and Emmanuel Ren Manager of the Data Science Hub
Expert Insights
udd@Orano
📅09:30 – 10:15 am –📍Orano’s booth H054
Let’s shape the future of industrial safety and performance: a collaborative project toward smarter, safer, and more resilient factories in hostile
environments.
Expert Insights
Fiber Optics, the Silent Revolution in Harsh Environments
📅10:15 – 11:00 am –📍Orano’s booth H054
Discover how this multi-sensor, immune to interference, built for resilience technology is unlocking
precise, real-time monitoring in irradiated zones
Live Demo
Radiological Twin, Nuclear Operation 4.0
📅11:00 – 11:30 am –📍Orano’s booth H054
The Radiological Twin combines radiological data with digital mapping to save time, improve reliability, and
make data tracking easier for safety operation
👤Presented by Frédéric Aspe, Engineer and Cyclife.
Expert Insights
Sharing experiences across borders
📅11:30 am – 12:00 pm –📍Orano’s booth H054
Orano leverages its strong engineering expertise and proven experience to deliver solutions that can be shared and applied
across international projects.
👤Presented by Maud Bardy, Industrialization of Execution Activities – Waste Management and Jauffrey Roth, Sales Manager – Europe.
Live Demo
Collaborative Radiographic Modeling Demonstration (Carte Online)
📅3:00 – 03:30 pm –📍Orano’s booth H054
👤Presented by Thomas Greuet, Methods Engineer.
Live Demo
On-Site Operations Management App Demonstration (OoLog)
📅3:30 – 04:00 pm –📍Orano’s booth H054
👤Presented by Thibaud Tryzna, Measurement Engineer.