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11/23/2011

12th shipment of vitrified nuclear waste from France to Germany (in french)

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Shipment of nuclear  vitrified waste from the rail terminal of Valognes in France in the direction of the storage facility in Gorleben Germany.

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  • 12th shipment of vitrified nuclear waste from France to Germany (in french)

    Shipment of nuclear  vitrified waste from the rail terminal of Valognes in France in the direction of the storage facility in Gorleben Germany.

  • 11/23/2011 - 3:50 min

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Environmental monitoring

used fuel treatment plant at the La Hague facility

The protection of the environment is very important to AREVA La Hague. The facility has an ongoing policy for reducing the impact of its activity on health and on the natural environment. The company makes great efforts in the monitoring of the environment: over a hundred samples and analyses are carried out every day.

Environmental testing: taking algae samples

Commitment: zero impact on the environment

Like all industrial sites, AREVA La Hague discharges waste into the environment. It is committed to limiting its impact as far as possible.

Environmental testing: sample preparation

The monitoring program

AREVA La Hague continuously monitors the impact of its activities on the environment: through a constant measurement of wastes and routine sampling around the site.

Environmental testing: La Hague laboratory

Monitoring structure

A team of specialists works on the environmental monitoring program at the AREVA La Hague site. They operate under the supervision of the ASN.

Environmental testing: atmospheric sampling

Liquid and gaseous waste testing report

AREVA La Hague reports the findings from its waste monitoring every month. Measurements from station-villages are taken every day.

Environmental testing: taking grass samples

Environmental measurement report

Every month, the AREVA reports the findings of sample analyses conducted on samples taken various marine and land-based ecosystems.

Environmental testing: algae samples

Balance: human impact

Environmental measurements reveal the impact of AREVA La Hague's activities on the most exposed populations is almost nil.

Radiation protection filter control

Radioactivity measurement units

There are three measurement units for radioactivity: the Becquerel, the Gray and the Sievert. Each enables us to quantify a separate phenomenon.