Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 40 2 SITUATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES DURING THE PAST FINANCIAL YEAR The group’s businesses The installed capacity at the la Hague and Melox plants, along with the group’s cumulative experience, make the group number one worldwide in recycling: ● the la Hague site is responsible for the first stage of recycling operations: firstly, the separation of recyclable materials and waste from used fuel from French and foreign power plants, as well as from experimental research reactors; then the packaging of these recyclable materials and final waste in a safe and stable form. The plant has two production lines (UP2-800 and UP3) which have a combined licensed capacity of 1,700 metric tons of used fuel per year, corresponding to the generation of approximately 600 TWh per year of electricity; ● Melox is the leading site worldwide for the fabrication of MOX recycled nuclear fuel, with a licensed capacity of 195 metric tons per year. Made from a mixture of uranium and plutonium oxides, MOX fuel makes it possible to recycle plutonium from the used fuel recycling process at la Hague. In France, 10% of nuclear power is produced from MOX. USED FUEL RECYCLING PROCESS Source: Orano Customer Orano Melox (MOX); Others manufacturers (ERU) Recycled fuel MOX or ERU Uranium Plutonium Structural components 96% recyclable material FOREIGN COUNTRIES FRANCE Universal canister ljūƑ DŽĿƥƑĿǶĚē DžîƙƥĚ ¬ĺĿƎƎĿŠij ƥūDžîƑēƙ the customer’s country Cigéo Andra storage Universal canister ljūƑ ČūŞƎîČƥĚē DžîƙƥĚ 4% ǶŠîŕ DžîƙƥĚ Orano la Hague Used fuel Orano la Hague Orano la Hague Fission products The Recycling business also draws on the skills of Orano Temis, which develops and offers a selection of technical skills and know-how for all high value-added industrial projects, mainly nuclear. In particular, the company provides automated systems, designs, and manufactures mechanical equipment in specialty metals, and produces fiber-reinforced concrete containers.
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