Orano - Annual Activity Report 2025 226 4 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Social and societal information 2025 IN ACTION Collaboration between operators in an emergency situation The annual exercise of the National Intervention Force in 2025 made it possible to develop collaboration with the INTRA EIG, of which Orano is a member. It made it possible to test common robotic interventions. The Robotic Accident Intervention Group (INTRA) is responsible for building, operating and maintaining a fleet of remotely operated robotic vehicles capable of intervening 24 hours a day, in place of humans, in the event of a large-scale nuclear accident in the facilities of these three member companies (EDF-CEA-Orano). This collaboration between operators will be strengthened in 2026 with EDF’s equivalent force, the Nuclear Rapid Action Force (FARN). Orano is constantly adapting its crisis management system to new threats. Since the period of health emergency, Orano has strengthened the resilience of its crisis organization, in particular by implementing procedures for the remote rigging of its group’s national command and decision center (PCD-N). An organization controlled internally and externally In addition, the application of the nuclear safety rules is controlled internally by the General Inspectorate, which reports to Executive Management on the compliance status of operations and more generally via the group’s Independent Nuclear Safety Organization (INSO). The General Inspectorate may also, if the situation requires it and without waiting for the publication of the report, issue a request for immediate action, whose effects are expected within a few days. It can also carry out a reactive inspection at very short notice in the case of certain events justifying it, for example in terms of importance or action to be taken in the short term. The General Inspectorate prepares an annual report on the status of safety of the group’s nuclear facilities and operations. This report takes into account the findings of the independent safety organization in addition to those drawn up by the General Inspectorate during its own inspections. This report is validated by the group’s Board of directors and published on the Orano website (www.orano.group). In particular, it draws lessons from the inspections carried out with a specific Section dedicated to the operational management of safety and security (industrial safety, fire risk, waste management, transport of radioactive materials, handling, etc.) and recommendations formulated from the inspections. The report also provides feedback on safety and radiation protection events. In 2025, the main issues covered were the control of handling and lifting operations, lockout/tagout operations, and the consideration of radiation protection for the eye lens at the group’s nuclear sites. The group is also subject to inspections by the administrative authorities (ASN, DREAL, Euratom, etc.), which are responsible, on behalf of the French State, for compliance with regulations and oversight of nuclear safety and industrial safety at all times and in all places, to protect the public, workers, and the environment. Various kinds of inspections are made. As far as nuclear risks are concerned, these inspections are an opportunity for the authorities to examine in depth the condition of the facilities to verify that they comply with the applicable safety standards and to help improve, if necessary, their safety level. In addition, faced with the risk of malicious acts and cybersecurity, nuclear facilities and transport are subject to specific protective measures and regulations that are also reinforced within the framework of national protection plans (the Vigipirate plan in France, for example). The group regularly communicates with its stakeholders on the nuclear and industrial safety and security aspects of its operations. These exchanges are described in Section 4.3.4.3 Transparency and information to inform citizens. Nuclear and industrial safety in the HSE policy for 2024-2026 The Nuclear and Industrial Safety – Health – Occupational Safety – Radiation protection – Environment (HSE) policy for 20242026, approved by the Orano executive committee, formalizes the priorities for action in terms of nuclear and industrial safety and environmental protection. Its implementation is monitored by the Head of Health – Safety and Environment (HSE), a member of the executive committee. It is available on the group’s website. Within this HSE policy, the priorities for action in terms of nuclear safety and industrial safety are: ● roll out the nuclear safety and industrial safety leadership program to managers at all levels of the Company; ● consolidating the safety and security culture through regular self-assessments of entities and the related feedback, and by taking organizational and human factors into account; ● ensure the robustness of the licensing and authorization process and its rigorous implementation for critical professions; ● consolidating measures to better control the supply of equipment important to safety and subcontracted activities; and ● strengthening the efficiency of crisis management and business continuity organizations, and mutual reinforcement of sites by FINA (National Intervention Force). This policy is implemented by all operational entities in the form of an annual implementation plan, which is monitored at group level and by the executive committee. It is applicable to external parties and is attached to the corresponding contracts. A review of 2025 and actions for 2026 with a focus on culture and managerial presence in the field In 2025, priority was given to the following actions: ● strengthening skills in Safety Leadership: the training program to strengthen managerial leadership in safety continued. It has been supplemented by a module dedicated to local managers, currently being rolled out;
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