Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 224 4 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Social and societal information The objectives in terms of nuclear and industrial safety of this 2024-2026 policy are: ● anchoring a solid leadership culture, in particular by rolling out the industrial safety and security leadership program to managers and by consolidating the safety and security culture through regular self-assessments of entities and the associated experiential feedback, and by the proper consideration of organizational and human factors; ● contributing by controlling risks to the performance of industrial operations and projects in the context of the nuclear renewal, particularly in: ● controlling the licensing and authorization process, ● ensuring its rigorous implementation for critical trades, ● strengthening 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. It is applicable to external parties and is attached to the corresponding contracts. In addition, the application of this policy 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 state of safety of the group’s nuclear facilities and operations, which includes the findings of the independent safety function, including those of the General Inspectorate. 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 2024, the main topics covered concerned the management of subcontractors, periodic inspections and tests, fire risk and radiation protection. The group is also subject to a number of 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 environmental 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). A system dedicated to safety of nuclear material transportation The group is exposed to the risk of accidents during the transportation of radioactive material or hazardous chemical substances by rail, sea or road. Compliance with the regulations in force is ensured by all business units and in particular the Nuclear Packages and Services Business Unit, which operates a “transport supervision” process. This supervision aims in particular to ensure the control of operational, safety, physical and industrial protection risks involving Orano and is based on: ● a real-time monitoring center for the most sensitive transports, providing permanent access to transport information, in liaison with the French State; and ● a crisis management unit that can be mobilized in the event of an incident, trained regularly during drills. In order to ensure the safety and protection of populations, property and the environment in the public domain, the transportation of radioactive and nuclear materials is also subject to the principle of “defense in depth”, which consists of setting up successive lines of defense (packaging performance, compliance with safety requirements, compliance with security requirements, crisis management organization) to prevent accidents and limit the effects. Where possible, Orano also promotes rail transport. The group carries out its transport operations in accordance with the international and national regulations in force. These regulations are established according to the nature of the material transported and the mode of transport used. In terms of the transport of radioactive materials, nuclear safety is first and foremost based on packaging. The packaging is designed to protect people and the environment, both under normal conditions and in transport accident situations, regardless of the mode of transport used: ● packaging protects the public and operators against radiation thanks to proven materials and technologies. Each type of packaging is adapted to the material being transported; ● at the design stage, packages are subjected to a series of regulatory tests designed to demonstrate their resistance and the maintenance of containment and radiological protection in the event of impact, accident, fire or immersion; and ● the technologies and manufacturing processes used, as well as the maintenance, carried out in accordance with national and international regulations, guarantee the performance of the packages.
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