Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 231 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT 4 Social and societal information 2024 IN ACTION: Orano la Hague strengthens its ties with its local partners Faced with the major issues of the la Hague site, particularly related to the “Back End of the Future” program, the site’s management organized an event in May 2024 with its main suppliers called Partners’ Day to “Share tomorrow” and forge new partnerships in order to meet the three major challenges facing the site: the completion of our projects, the decarbonization of purchases and the skills challenge. Help develop the territories around our operations through skills and employment In accordance with the Company’s values, Orano draws on its knowledge of the communities and local economic development agents to carry out actions suited to the priorities and specific needs of each employment area. The group supports labor sectors experiencing shortages and projects led by small and mediumsized businesses in the manufacturing and industrial services sector, particularly in the nuclear industry, and attaches particular importance to the sustainability of the activities generated by those projects. 2024 IN ACTION: A new Orano NPS plant in the Cotentin On the strength of the group’s presence in the region, Orano NPS has chosen Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to locate its new “TN Eagle” fuel packaging manufacturing plant for countries that store their used fuel dry. With the TN Eagle Factory, Orano NPS is internalizing a manufacturing activity in France, in Cherbourgen-Cotentin, which until now has been outsourced to partners in Europe and Asia. Inaugurated in 2024, the plant’s location on the port and close to the Valognes Railway Terminal facilitates the supply of components and delivery to customers around the world. Local economic development actions also concern the funding of projects in the fields of the social and solidarity-based economy and support for employment and training. For example, the la Hague site upcycled in 2024 used parkas into rucksacks using seamstresses in professional integration of a local charity of the SSE. Orano continues to be committed to local involvement through programs aimed at contributing to the appeal and economic development of the communities in which its sites are based. Orano’s main industrial sites are fully mobilized for their territories and the associated industrial fabric. Their management is involved in the economic or administrative structures of the territories (by sitting or being represented on the bureau of these structures). These are real forums for discussion with local economic players and enable issues and news to be shared throughout the year. Orano is involved in the local life around its operations in France and abroad, in many ways. The management of Orano Tricastin is involved in the economic or administrative bodies of the region (by serving or being represented on board of these bodies) such as: the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of Drôme and Vaucluse, the “Atout Tricastin” and CENOV (the Entrepreneurs du Nord Vaucluse) business clubs, business creation aid organizations: Réseau Entreprendre Drôme-Ardèche, the platform for local initiatives “Initiative Seuil de Provence Ardèche Méridionale” (ISPAM). Orano Melox is a founding member of CleanTech Vallée, created in 2019, which brings together the major economic and institutional players in the Pont du Gard – Gard rhodanien region. Operator of the regional Ecological Transition Contract from 2019 to 2022, the charity has established itself as a key player in local cleantech innovation, focused on solutions for adapting to climate change and preserving the environment. Orano Melox has been working with the French State in the Gard for the return to employment of people in precarious situations for the past six years. After the Charter for Companies and Neighborhoods for the 2016-2020 period, since 2020 Orano Melox has been involved in the “Le Gard une chance, les entreprises s’engagent” Charter, through sponsorships, professional roleplays, and interview simulations. Orano la Hague is a member of Normandie Énergies and vice-chairman of the nuclear division, which contributes to the development of the nuclear industry in Normandy through several BtoB events such as RENNO (Rencontres de l’excellence nucléaire normande) and participation in the WNE (World Nuclear Exhibition). In addition, Orano la Hague is a member of numerous economic development organizations, such as Alize Manche, Normandie Incubation, and the Initiative Cotentin. The facility is also very involved alongside other industrialists in the region (EDF, Naval Group, CMN, LM Wind Power) in common interest actions such as developing the attractiveness of the industry for young people or the creation of HEFAÏS, the further education establishment for welding, based in the Cotentin and inaugurated in late 2022. On the McClean Lake site in Canada, for bids with similar characteristics, preference is systematically given to local suppliers from the northern part of the province of Saskatchewan, according to statutes established by the legislation of the province of Saskatchewan. For example, contracts for services such as catering or site monitoring, which are labor-intensive, have been obtained by suppliers in this region. Nearly 40% of McClean Lake’s purchases are made from suppliers in northern Saskatchewan and aboriginal communities. More than 70% of purchases are made in the region and 98% of purchases are made in Canada. In addition to its direct contribution to job creation in the countries in which it operates, Orano Mining intends to strengthen the use of employment and local subcontracting in order to contribute to the development of new sectors and local employment.
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