Orano USA

Saying the quiet part LOUD! 📢 📢 📢 Innovative pro-nuclear ad campaign by Constellation catches the attention of ADWEEK editor Kathryn Lundstrom. Similar to the student nuclear energy advocates popping up with signs behind college football TV commentators, this campaign takes the approach, “If we simply talk about it, and people have an opportunity to learn, they really can embrace nuclear energy as part of the climate solution,” said Paul Elsberg, vice president of reputation and corporate stewardship at Constellation. https://lnkd.in/eSz_PiaM #NuclearEnergy #CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition #ActOnClimate

Q: What's more boring than watching paint dry? 👀 A: Watching used nuclear fuel in dry storage. 🥱 Great teams, tech, and #safetyfirst = 60+ years **worldwide** of secure dry fuel storage and transport without a single accident affecting people or the environment. #NUHOMS #NuclearEnergy https://lnkd.in/e-hSNGwt

Orano is a proud sponsor of this week's ETEBA Business Opportunities & Technical Conference in Knoxville, TN. Come by our booth and let's talk about our prior projects on Oak Ridge and future opportunities in the area. See the agenda for this regional business networking event: https://lnkd.in/e4hyn-3Q ETEBA: The Energy, Technology and Environmental Business Association

Celebrating Nuclear Science Week with all the recent Orano news for nuclear energy: ✔️ Awarded DOE HALEU enrichment contract ✔️ Awarded DOE HALEU deconversion contract ✔️ Selected U.S. enrichment site Project Ike ✔️ Began +30% enrichment expansion at GB2 ✔️ Opened auto-assembly facility for new TN Eagle cask ✔️ Make/reprocess MOX & Salt for fast neutron reactors ✔️ Completed CR3 reactor transport to disposal #NuclearSciWeek #NuclearEnergy #HALEU #ProjectIke #TNEagle #DecomCR3

📢 Orano recently inaugurated the innovative, automated #TNEagleFactory in France.   This fully automated factory can assemble the new weld-free TN Eagle casks in just 15 months, compared to an average of more than 40 months for previous-generation products.   The TN Eagle is a next-generation cask for use worldwide in the secure transportation AND dry storage of used nuclear fuel.   With up to 10x fewer parts than similar packaging, zero welding, and exceptional modularity, the TN Eagle design optimizes manufacturing while benefiting from even greater robustness.   Take a look at this very special event ...   #TNEagle #nucleartransport #safetyfirst

📢 Orano announces the completion of a €300 million capital increase. "The proceeds of [Orano's] capital increase will contribute to financing major growth projects in nuclear activities such as the capacity extension at the Georges Besse II enrichment plant and the development of new group activities." https://lnkd.in/egGPtz7y

Why did we select Oak Ridge for our #ProjectIke enrichment facility? Tennessee is setting the standard for attracting innovative nuclear energy companies by preparing and implementing competitive government support, comprehensive workforce development, and world-class access to electricity. This article highlights Oak Ridge's transition and growth into a hub for nuclear energy and the opportunity we see there. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

As DOE and the nuclear industry pursue more U.S. #uranium enrichment capacity for existing & advanced reactors, we welcomed the opportunity with NNSA Jill Hruby to show and discuss Orano's decades of experience securely reprocessing and recycling used fuel material into new nuclear fuel. #ProjectIke #HALEU #NNSA

Speaking of Orano's new #uranium enrichment capacity, our customers say, "It's beautiful." 🤩 Thank you, Tom Brookmire at Dominion Energy—we agree! Laying the celebratory cornerstone for the 30% expansion of our Georges Besse 2 enrichment facility in France was a beautiful thing. 🎬 See his full comment included in our celebration video.

NEWS: Orano Awarded DOE #HALEU Enrichment Contract Orano brings certainty to developing U.S. HALEU enrichment with decades of experience operating and modernizing its uranium enrichment capabilities and as a long-term, reliable provider of enrichment services to U.S. utilities. Orano has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to provide enrichment services for producing High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) from new domestic capacity. HALEU enrichment is a critical step in producing new nuclear fuels intended to power advanced reactor designs under development. “As a successful, global leader for uranium chemistry, enrichment, and delivery, we have been participating from the very beginning in the DOE’s process for developing U.S. HALEU capacity that is reliable, diversified, and commercially viable,” said Jean-Luc Palayer, CEO, Orano USA. “With the quickly growing demand for clean, steady nuclear energy in our nation, and most recently from top tech companies for energy-hungry AI and data centers, it is essential for the nuclear industry, with the support from DOE, to establish the needed HALEU supply chain now to be ready for powering advanced reactors. We are honored to receive this contract, in addition to the HALEU deconversion contract that we received earlier this month, and we are ready to deliver.” Orano’s significant investment in the design and construction of an American HALEU enrichment facility would use existing modern ultracentrifugation technology to promptly and securely deliver HALEU capacity without the need for additional extensive research and development. For more than 60 years, the companies and employees of the Orano group have developed real expertise in uranium chemistry, conversion, and enrichment.   After deciding to raise the production capacity of the Georges Besse II uranium enrichment facility in France by more than 30%, Orano is now proud to be selected by DOE for the development of a robust and integrated solution for HALEU, including enrichment and deconversion, which would be located on our preferred site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Based on its history as a DOE contractor for major projects, Orano’s HALEU enrichment project team provides certainty in performance and delivery by combining Orano’s proven capabilities with industrial expertise from teaming partners, including Kiewit, Spectra Tech, Inc., SHINE Technologies (SHINE), and Navarro Research and Engineering. https://lnkd.in/ervXZXBD