Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 41 SITUATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES DURING THE PAST FINANCIAL YEAR 2 The group’s businesses Nuclear Packages and Services Working in both the front and back ends of the nuclear cycle, for industry as well as reactors and research labs, the Nuclear Packages and Services business, whose commercial name is Orano NPS, has two main lines of business: ● designing and manufacturing storage containers for the transportation and/or dry storage of nuclear materials; ● organizing and carrying out the transportation of nuclear materials. Orano NPS carries out 5,000 logistics operations in the world each year. It is also tasked with the supervision of the logistics operations of the group and its customers, ensuring that they meet the highest safety levels. The Nuclear Packages and Services business operates in the key markets of the nuclear industry: ● in France, Orano Nuclear Packages and Services is responsible for the design, approval and manufacture of packaging in its manufacturing plant (TN Eagle Factory) and via a network of subcontractors, as well as for logistics commissioning. In this area, it relies on its specialized nuclear transportation subsidiary LMC as well as approved subcontractors; ● in Germany, Orano Nuclear Cargo and Services is responsible for the design, approval and manufacture of packaging via a network of subcontractors as well as for transport commissioning. In this area, it relies on its specialized nuclear transport subsidiary Orano Nuclear Trucking and on approved subcontractors; ● in the United States, TN Americas and its production facility (TNF) design and manufacture dry storage containers for US nuclear utilities. Orano NPS is one of the main players in the US market. The entity also operates transportation at the front end of the cycle; ● in Asia, Transnuclear Ltd carries out engineering studies and transportation, as well as cask maintenance work for the Japanese market. Orano NPS also has teams in China and South Korea. The Nuclear Packages and Services business has a fleet of transportation equipment, including casks and road and rail resources, and operates road, rail, and sea terminals. To accomplish its mission of supervising the group’s transportation operations, the business has an organization that manages risks and sets up appropriate action plans to manage any emergency at any location, in liaison with the public authorities. Its real-time transportation tracking center gives it a continuous stream of information on transportation operations. NUCLEAR PACKAGES AND SERVICES: UNIQUE GLOBAL KNOW-HOW Design of packaging systems and associated equipment Material, shielding, criticality, mechanical and thermal behavior Design and innovation Transport commissioning, leasing of casks and transport means Logistics Technical assistance, loading operations, "Pool to Pad" services, maintenance activities, training Manufacturing of packages Supply chain management Services Transport and storage solutions Safety analysis reports Licensing process management Relations with more than 30 international safety authorities Licensing Source: Orano (ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications) Unique know-how • • • • • • • • •
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