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SOMANU: servicing of nuclear components

Aerial view of the SOMANU site

The SOMANU site is a nuclear maintenance workshop located in Maubeuge, in the Nord region of France. Classified as a Basic Nuclear Installation, the site is equipped for the servicing and repair of certain nuclear components away from their original installation. 38 people worked at the site in 2010.

handling a seal cartridge for placing on a seal test bench

Operations: equipment servicing and storage

Decontamination, machining, dismantling and recovery of contaminated materials: just some of the operations carried out at the SOMANU site in its hot workshop.

Vue partielle des ateliers SOMANU

History

SOMANU's workshop has been managing irradiated nuclear components for more than 20 years. A look back at events marking its history.

Nuclear maintenance on coolant pumps in the hot workshop, SOMANU equipped

Environmental monitoring

SOMANU follows an annual environmental monitoring program which includes several types of measurements: atmospheric, land-based and hydrological.

SOMANU maintenance SOMANU at Jeumont: staff group photograph

Commitment to sustainable development

SOMANU bases its sustainable development strategy around the safety of its employees and the environment through training and optimized management.

Vue partielle des ateliers SOMANU

Information disclosure

View the main publications from the SOMANU facility.

Partial view of the SOMANU workshops

Dialog with stakeholders

SOMANU has established a relationship with its stakeholders and compiles information about its activities and offers training courses.