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Delivering uranium concentrates throughout the world
We primarily offer uranium concentrate extracted from our own mines. We deliver to the conversion plants selected by our customers.
Field Report #6: Fuel Security of Supply
The context has changed, but tensions in the marketplace may remain between fuel cycle supply and demand. For utilities, that means that securing fuel supply is more than ever a daunting challenge.
This goal is reachable with AREVA’s unique investments in a diversified supply chain of uranium and fuel cycle services.
AREVA offers uranium concentrate extracted primarily from its own mines. Our uranium concentrate supply is based on four principal advantages:
- Increasing reserves. AREVA produced nearly 15% of the uranium extracted worldwide in 2008. Its mining reserves are estimated at more than 200,000 tons. This potential, added to its portfolio of mining operations and diversified mineral exploration, demonstrates AREVA’s capacity to supply customers both today and in the future.
- Diversified sources. AREVA currently operates deposits located in Canada, Kazakhstan, and Niger. Future sources of uranium will prove even more diverse. Ore should also come from Namibia, Central African Republic, Mongolia, Jordan and South Africa.
- Mastery and innovation of various ore extraction and recovery techniques. Thanks to our expertise, we are in a position to:
- Design explotation projects adapted to the environment and respectful of the ecosystem.
- Use any deposit in an economically efficient way, especially shallow, low-content deposits.
- An unrivaled history of production and delivery.
The security of sustainable supply
- A responsible partner: the sites are ISO 14001 and Ohsas 18001 certified.
- A supply secured through the geographical diversity of our sources, mining techniques and types of deposits used.
- Assurance for the future: our broad portfolio of projects is to ensure a long-term supply.
- The capacity to work large, shallow deposits of low content in an economically viable way.
A center of development for ore processing techniques
The process and analysis study department in Bessines, France develops the appropriate recovery process for any given deposit, and prepares AREVA for the extraction of uranium in the future.
Good practice in sustainable development
An ecological and socially responsible engagement
The group commits to the most stringent standards to reduce its ecological impact. It performed advanced environmental impact assessments. The rehabilitation of a mine is planned at the very beginning of the project and the restoration of the sites is carried out with the greatest adherence to environmental and radiological standards.
AREVA's integration into the local economy (investment projects, direct and indirect job creation, etc.) promotes sustainable development of the regions where the company is present.
Health monitoring: a world first
AREVA is committed to creating health monitoring stations around its mining sites, past or present, especially in Africa. The objective is to perform both follow-up of former workers and a health watch on surrounding populations.
In order to guarantee their independence, these monitoring stations are placed under the aegis of national authorities, with the participation of independent scientific companies and non-governmental organizations.
