Orano - Annual Activity Report 2025 189 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT 4 Environmental information ● storage is the last management method to be chosen for conventional waste and chosen when other management methods are not possible. For radioactive waste, this management method is currently the only one possible for most radioactive waste. Currently, there are: ● two above-ground storage facilities in operation (CIRES for VLLW waste and CSA for FMA-VC waste), ● two storage centers under study (the center for shallow-depth disposal for LLW-LL waste and CIGEO for deep-level storage for MLW-LL waste). The incineration of radioactive waste is considered a pre-treatment step prior to storage, as the incineration products (ashes) are then casked for storage management. A common radioactive and conventional waste policy based on golden rules Orano establishes its radioactive waste management methods in compliance with fundamental principles, translated into the golden rules described below. ORANO’S GOLDEN RULES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste production Characterization Choice of channels Processing and packaging Storage Evacuation RULE 1 Have a formal and up-to-date framework DPS2D*, Site waste manager RULE 2 Respect, apply and adapt waste framework ¬ĿƥĚ DžîƙƥĚ ŞîŠîijĚƑɈ ǶĚŕē ƙƥîljlj RULE 3 Limit waste production ¬ĿƥĚ DžîƙƥĚ ŞîŠîijĚƑɈ ǶĚŕē ƙƥîljlj RULE 4 Limit the harmfulness of waste ¬ĿƥĚ DžîƙƥĚ ŞîŠîijĚƑɈ ǶĚŕē ƙƥîljlj + DPS2D RULE 5 Choose the most appropriate waste management method DPS2D*, Site waste manager RULE 6 Reduce the volume of conditioned waste Site waste manager, ǶĚŕē ƙƥîljlj RULE 7 Optimize waste management DPS2D*, Site waste manager RULE 8 Ensure good waste storage conditions Site waste manager, ǶĚŕē ƙƥîljlj RULE 9 Evacuate as soon as possible Site waste manager, ǶĚŕē ƙƥîljlj RULE 10 Promote continuous improvement in waste management DPS2D*, Site waste manager Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? Who? * DPS2D (Decommissioning and Waste Strategic Planning Department). Source: Orano Each step of waste management is characterized by actions to be carried out in compliance with these golden rules. All of these rules make it possible to ensure safe and responsible waste management within the group and to develop consistent and efficient practices at all Orano sites. The recovery of waste, whether radioactive or conventional, is one of the golden rules and one of Orano’s objectives to improve its waste management performance. Waste recovery is an alternative to storage, and Orano is therefore involved in research into new waste treatment processes and in sharing experience to improve and optimize waste management. Since 2020, as part of the implementation of best practices regarding waste zoning at Orano facilities, instructions have been posted at the entrances to restricted areas to raise awareness among operators about the management of packaging, tools, and equipment. These instructions aim to limit entry into restricted areas to what is strictly necessary. This best practice therefore makes it possible to reduce the quantity of nuclear waste produced, in particular by managing equipment packaging as conventional recyclable waste. Contribute to waste transparency and the national radioactive materials and waste management plan (PNGMDR) Orano contributes to various publications, in particular to the national inventory of radioactive waste managed by Andra. Orano la Hague also presents a progress report on the various legacy waste recovery and packaging projects underway at the la Hague site for public disclosure, in accordance with French decision No. 2014-DC-0472 of the French nuclear safety authority of December 9, 2014. This report is also sent to the Local Information Commission at the la Hague site.
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