Orano Group is the world leader in the recycling of used nuclear fuel from reactors worldwide. The site offers services for recycling radioactive materials for reuse in new nuclear fuel.
A site with no health impact
Daily analysis and sampling
20,000 samples and 52,000 analyses in 2019. Orano la Hague has a comprehensive environmental monitoring program to ensure that its liquid and gaseous releases do not impact local populations. This program includes continuous and laboratory sample measurements.
The site's impact is less than 0.02 mSv per year, well within the national threshold of 1 mSv per year
The values recorded show that the impact of site activities is 100 times less than natural background radioactivity in France, which averages 2.9 mSv/year.
- Melox The Orano Melox recycling plant produces Mox fuel assemblies made from uranium oxide and plutonium developed from spent fuel.
- World leader in recycling used nuclear fuels As the world's leader in reprocessing and recycling used nuclear fuels, Orano offers its expertise in the recovery and re-use of nuclear materials.