COMURHEX II: meeting tomorrow’s challenges
EPR™: discover the advanced reactor
"Flamanville 3 Project" (EDF)
The Chalon Saint-Marcel plant guided tour
"Georges Besse II" brochure
All at the MEETING AREVA 2010
Rapport de sûreté nucléaire et radioprotection 2009 du site du Tricastin
3D virtual tour of the Chalon Saint-Marcel plant
"Rapport de sûreté nucléaire et radioprotection 2009 du site du Tricastin" [FR]
A transition at Tricastin: diffusion to centrifugation
EURODIF Production: natural uranium enrichment
EURODIF Production operates the Georges Besse plant, located on the Tricastin site. the Georges Besse plant has used the gaseous diffusion process to enrich uranium for more than 30 years. Its output feeds reactors in over 100 nuclear power plants in France and around the world. The plant is gradually being replaced by the Georges Besse II plant, which began commercial production in April 2011. The Georges Besse II plant uses the centrifuge enrichment process.
Operations: natural uranium enrichment
The Georges Besse plant enriches uranium using gaseous diffusion. Georges Besse II uses centrifugation, the higher performing technology.
History
Built on the Tricastin site in 1979, EURODIF-Production's Georges Besse plant will gradually be replaced by the Georges Besse II plant.
Certifications
EURODIF Production has been awarded multiple certifications that guarantee that its operations meet the strictest of operational and environmental standards.
Environmental monitoring
The Tricastin plants constantly strive to limit their environmental impact. The surrounding environment is subject to constant testing.
Commitment to social responsibility
In Tricastin, as elsewhere, AREVA's sustainable development policy has all the bases covered: environmental, social, and humanitarian.
Spread of information
View the main publications from the EURODIF Production site.
Dialog with stakeholders
In the interests of maintaining total openness and transparency, AREVA maintains close contact with its partners, inhabitants of areas around the river, public officials, etc.
Visits are only permitted in a professional context.
Site tour
Due to counter-terrorism measures, the site is no longer open to the general public.
However, a visitors tour program has been created so the public can still view the facilities on the Tricastin nuclear site: "A tour around the site", every Thursday afternoon in June and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in July and August.
Chance of inscriptions on other slots for groups consisting of 15 or more.
Reservations and information:
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Tourism Office: Tel.: +33 (0)4 75 96 59 60
Contact
Tricastin site
BP 175
26702 Pierrelatte
France
Tel.: + 33 (0) 4 75 50 54 00
Fax: + 33 (0) 4 75 50 57 05
