Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 87 RISKS, CONTROL AND DUTY OF VIGILANCE PLAN 3 Duty of vigilance plan technical or human failures, safety studies on facilities, crisis management systems, as well as industrial safety management systems. These measures and their implementation methods are described in Section 3.4.2.2 of the duty of vigilance plan. 3.4.2.2 Prevention of risks relating to nuclear and industrial safety and the environmental protection The risk to nuclear safety refers to the possibility that an event or failure - whether technical, organizational, human, or natural in origin - could compromise the proper functioning of nuclear facilities or the transport of radioactive substances, potentially impacting surrounding populations and the environment. Preventing risks to nuclear safety is a top priority for the group, which implements a dedicated policy and concrete measures at each site and at all levels of the organization. The nuclear industry is one of the most regulated and closely monitored industries in the world. Any anomalies or incidents are systematically reported to the relevant administrative authorities and communicated to the public. Furthermore, the protection of the environment, biodiversity, and climate is a key focus of the group’s duty of vigilance. As a responsible industry actor, the group contributes to the production of low-carbon energy, which the global scientific community, including the IPCC, recognizes as essential to achieving the objectives set by the Paris Agreement. Ambitious and effective measures in terms of nuclear safety and environmental protection Organization Within the group, the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) department is responsible, on behalf of Executive Management, for coordinating, developing and monitoring areas related to nuclear and industrial safety, and the environmental protection, in addition to health, occupational safety and radiation protection of individuals. Its areas of intervention include: ● the safety of the group’s nuclear facilities and of related activities (design, operation, dismantling, transportation, services) carried out for the group or for its customers; ● radiation protection in the group’s facilities and for all the group’s service operations; ● the prevention of industrial and environmental risks at the group’s facilities, namely regulated nuclear facilities (INB), secret regulated nuclear facilities (INBS), industrial facilities covered by legislation on environmentally regulated sites (ICPE), Mines, Facilities, Structures, Works and Activities (IOTA), and more generally, the management of sustainable development initiatives; ● the management of critical events, emergencies and crisis situations. In carrying out its assignments, the HSE Department draws on specific organizations within the Business Units, the operating entities and other corporate functions in France and abroad, forming a network of experts whose role is to participate actively in regulatory monitoring, and to help line managers in the implementation of their HSE performance plans. Through its specialists and their networks, the department disseminates information related to accomplishments, best practices, and events to prevent risk, prescribe and promote performance improvement. Dedicated policy The HSE policy for 2024-2026 includes commitments in the areas of nuclear safety and the environment. These commitments guide the action plans implemented by all operational entities, which aim to: ● Embed a solid culture of leadership in nuclear safety, industrial and occupational safety, radiation protection, and protection of the environment; ● Build a sustainable future for the group’s activities and employees in the context of climate change by : ● developing the necessary skills and level of awareness in relation to the ecological transition, ● reducing the environmental footprint of the group’s activities (carbon, water, energy, biodiversity, discharges and waste, treatment of environmental liabilities), ● eco-designing our major projects in order to reduce the group’s environmental footprint on a long term basis, ● implementing climate adaptation, revising continuity plans for our activities, and reviewing the data inputs of projects, and ● developing processes for the recovery of radioactive substances and innovative solutions for new nuclear waste activities. This policy is monitored by the HSE Department on behalf of Executive Management. The results of the action plans implemented by the operating entities are assessed at the end of each financial year. Regular inspections The group’s Internal Inspection is composed of a team of five inspectors who are independent from the operational chain and report to the General Inspector. The primary duties of the General Inspectorate are: ● to provide the Executive Management with insights on the degree of control over the activities conducted by the group’s entities in the areas of safety, security and the environment; ● to objectively and independently evaluate through a methodical approach the processes implemented and the level of compliance with regulations and internal standards; and ● to improve the effectiveness of processes by issuing recommendations and monitoring them. The inspectors carry out site visits and various types of inspections, averaging around thirty per year. At the end of each inspection, the General inspectorate issues a report that includes one or more recommendations. These are monitored over time and the progress of their processing is regularly presented to Executive Management. The General Inspectorate may also, if necessary and without waiting for the publication of the report, issue a request for immediate action, the effects of which are expected within a few days. It can also carry out a reactive inspection at very short notice if certain circumstances require it, such as important issues or actions that need to be taken in the short term.
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