ACTIVITY REPORT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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1 ACTIVITY REPORT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2 THE 18 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 22 CHALLENGES 26 FOR ANDRA Andra takes an overall sustainable development approach to all its actions. 32 In doing so, it participates in the 2010/2013 national sustainable development strategy adopted by the Ministry of Ecology, 34 Sustainable Development and Energy. The 9 challenges set out in the strategy are translated in Andra s actions Throughout the annual report, you can see these symbols that illustrate the various challenges set by Communication manager: This annual report is printed Andra s sustainable development approach. Valérie Renauld, Editorial manager: Anne-Sophie Levert, Creation, writing and production: les enfants gâtés, Iconography manager: Sophie Muzerelle, Printed by: Abélia Imprimerie using vegetable-based inks by an "Imprim Vert" certified firm, on paper eco-certified by FSC, the highest ecological, social and economic forestry standard. LEAVE THIS FLAP OPEN! It will help you to find the definition of each challenge quickly while you are reading

3 CHALLENGE 1 Taking environmental and social aspects into account for the products consumed and the activities subcontracted by the Agency. CHALLENGE 2 Contributing to scientific and technical training and information, and to information for future generations. CHALLENGE 3 Associating all the players concerned (National and local government, holders and producers of radioactive waste, associations, etc.) in the choice between the solutions proposed. CHALLENGE 4 Reducing the Agency's energy consumption and carbon footprint, and encouraging development of renewable energy sources. CHALLENGE 5 Reducing staff travel and encouraging modal shift and complementarity of transport, giving priority to the least polluting modes. CHALLENGE 6 Examining ways of reducing consumption of the rare resource constituted by disposal facilities and helping to preserve biodiversity and further knowledge of it. CHALLENGE 7 Avoiding and controlling risks in the field of protection of the environment and the people living near the facilities, for current and future generations. CHALLENGE 8 Taking into account the impact of the extra population brought in by Andra on the economy and balance of the areas housing the disposal facilities and combating social exclusion. CHALLENGE 9 Participating in the work of international agencies and thus enabling developing countries to benefit from the expertise of countries with nuclear power stations.

4 C O N T E N T S CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND ANDRA...04 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER...08 Public debate...10 Cigéo project...12 LL-LL project...15 ADVANCED RESEARCHER R&D programme...19 Scientific partnerships...21 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST...22 Dismantling...24 The Cires facility...26 The AUBE DISPOSAL FACILITIES...27 The MANCHE DISPOSAL FACILITY...28 PUBLIC EXPERT PNGMDR plan...32 Cleaning up waste and collection...33 INFORMATION AND DIALOGUE CENTRE...34 Informing, meeting, exchanging views...37 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER...38 A major role on the international scene...41 p. 4 Co Contract of objectives p. 16 Ar Advanced researcher p. 30 Pe Public expert p. 38 p International player p. 8 d Innovative designer p. 22 Ei Exemplary industrialist p. 34 dc Information and dialogue centre p. 42 Ree Responsible, efficient establishment RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT...42 Human resources...44 Financial resources...46 Development of the areas concerned...48 Use the flashcodes to access extra content

5 EDITORIAL 2013, A BUSY, DIFFICULT YEAR FRANÇOIS-MICHEL GONNOT Chairman of the Governing Board MARIE-CLAUDE DUPUIS Chief Executive Officer Events came thick and fast for Andra in 2013, with tense situations at times. They required the unwavering commitment and exceptional involvement of its teams, thanks to whom the Agency was able to pass key milestones in the development of its activities, and above all for the Cigéo project. After an eventful start that led to cancellation of public meetings, the public debate proved highly enriching, with numerous summaries of participants reactions and strong participation from the general public on the dedicated Web site. The discussions shed light on themes that reflect the topics raised by citizens and provide avenues worth exploring regarding the outcomes to be drawn from the discussions. The Cigéo project saw major steps forward, with in particular an assessment of the outline studies by the French Nuclear Safety Authority and the National Assessment Board, which validated our design choices and the launch of the preliminary outline phase. We also benefited from strong backing by our supervising ministries to finance the preliminary design work, with creation of a 112 M design fund for Cigéo is now a credible industrial project that will have to be optimised with a view to the licence application, in line with the assessors expectations, and especially those of the Environmental authority for the impact study. In 2013, possibilities were identified for cost cutting, without affecting the requirements as to safety, security and reversibility was also marked by other discussions, centring on the tritium investigations carried out by the Local information committee of the Manche disposal facility. This event did not bring into question the rigour, highlighted by our stakeholders, with which Andra has been monitoring the site for the last 40 years. In Aube, too, there was intense activity, with the campaign of geological investigations that we carried out as part of the disposal project for low-level, long-lived (LL-LL) waste, stemming from consultations held with the local elected officials who, without making us any promises, put their trust in us. Furthermore, the Aube industrial facilities showed their ability to adapt by accepting large packages resulting from the dismantling of nuclear installations. We can also mention the fact that the two major clean-up sites at Pargny-sur-Saulx and Gifsur-Yvette are entering their finalisation phase, after several years work. Thus numerous targets were reached regarding our fundamental missions during the first year of the new four-year contract signed with the Government. The contract gives the Agency a major new strategic orientation: providing and evaluating innovative solutions for optimised management of radioactive waste. This new orientation has already seen concrete applications at various levels in The new R&D programme, which covers all the Agency s activities, is aimed mainly at development of innovative methods for waste processing and packaging, monitoring packages and designing disposal components. The release of the Future Investments funds enabled us to provide financial backing for, and participate in, the Areva IL-LL alpha waste processing project, in partnership with the CEA; this constitutes a fine example of collaboration between producers and disposer to reduce the volume of waste to be disposed of. Andra was also highly active on the international scene where its expertise is widely recognised. Many countries are currently examining how best to organise management of their radioactive waste, especially in Europe, following adoption of the European directive in This is the case for Romania, for example, which signed a major trade contract with the Agency in After Finland and Sweden, whose projects have reached the industrial design phase, several other countries have opted for geological disposal. Thus Andra is working with the USA, China, the United Kingdom and Hungary to help them prepare their projects. Moreover, the Agency continued to play a leading part among the international bodies and participate actively in major research and experimentation programmes, which help to ensure the safest possible management of radioactive waste at a worldwide level. Lastly, it is necessary to highlight the very positive economic returns that the Agency s activities generated in 2013 in the communities in which it is present, in terms of jobs and training, together with activities linked to industrial tourism and cultural events. Furthermore, our constant efforts to promote local procurement have become a reference for Government procurement departments. Major new stages await us in 2014 in our ongoing projects and missions, which we will cover with the same attachment to dialogue and openness as we showed in 2013.

6 4 CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND ANDRA MEETING THE NEW CHALLENGES FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT EVERY FOUR YEARS, ANDRA SIGNS A CONTRACT WITH THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, SETTING OUT OBJECTIVES TO BE REACHED IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THE MISSIONS WITH WHICH IT IS ENTRUSTED UNDER THE 2006 PROGRAMME LAW AND THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT (PNGMDR). THE CONTRACT CONCLUDED IN 2013 CORRESPONDS TO NEW, DECISIVE CHALLENGES FOR ACCOMPLISHING THE MAJOR PROJECTS WITH WHICH THE AGENCY HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED AND, MORE GENERALLY SPEAKING, FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SAFE, RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF ALL FRENCH RADIOACTIVE WASTE. Three major strategic orientations These orientations are aimed at meeting the new challenges of the period, and firstly continuation, jointly with the other stakeholders, of the disposal projects concerning high- and intermediate-level long-lived (HL and IL-LL) waste and lowlevel long-lived (LL-LL) waste. Second orientation: while ensuring a high level of safety, enhancing customer satisfaction levels by offering services that meet their expectations regarding disposal of their very low-level and low- to intermediate-level short-lived (VLL and LIL-SL) waste. The third orientation concerns actions that the Agency has to develop to provide innovative waste management solutions upstream from disposal, especially in the form of support for dismantling programmes, and to develop and export its know-how at an international level. Five fields of activity These orientations can be expressed through five themes that cover all the missions that come under the Agency s responsibility: > Designer and integrator with advanced research resources The Agency is asked to execute the Cigéo and LL-LL disposal projects, while ensuring successful joint work with the other stakeholders and the territorial integration of its projects. Andra will also have to continue to develop studies and research programmes for all its activities, to acquire the knowledge required to carry out its projects. > Exemplary industrialist The Agency will continue to apply its exemplary sustainable development approach, with continuous progress regarding long-term safety and protection of people and the environment, territorial integration, dialogue and consultation with all the stakeholders. It will also implement quality services for its customers to optimise management of their waste. > Public expert ensuring exhaustiveness of the radioactive waste management solutions Andra is the public-sector radioactive waste management expert on which the French Government relies to define its policies. In this respect, the Agency will implement the requests made to it in the framework of the PNGMDR plan, publish in 2015 a National list of radioactive materials and waste, which it updates and publishes every three years, and continue its mission to clean up polluted sites and collect old radioactive objects. > Centre of information and publication for France and at an international level In its capacity as expert, Andra has to be the reference source for information on radioactive waste management. The French Government thus encourages the Agency to continue to apply its policy of information and consultation with all its stakeholders, participate in the scientific work of the European and international bodies, and develop its commercial offer abroad. > Support and management To meet the challenges of the new contract, the Agency is asked to be efficient in all its activities: efficacy in its management and internal control, efficiency in its sustainable development policy, and exemplariness in its management of jobs and skills to provide constant social dialogue and control costs.

7 CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES 5 THE MAIN MILESTONES BETWEEN 2013 AND 2016 CIGEO PROJECT The milestones concerning Cigéo were modified in the conclusions drawn by Andra from the public debate held in Public debate Update of the industrial waste management programme New evaluation of disposal costs Start of work on the preliminary outline phase Initial version of the preliminary specifications for acceptance of packages of waste Definition of the inspection modalities at source for Cigéo waste Preliminary specifications for acceptance of packages of waste Evaluation of the cost objective for the first investment phase and the operating costs Drawing up the industrial policy for Cigéo Forwarding the repository licence application (DAC) LL-LL PROJECT Proposals concerning sites on which geological investigations are to be carried out Industrial outline for LL-LL waste management DISPOSAL FACILITIES SORTING/PROCESSING PNGMDR PLAN R & D Opinion on the file evaluating the industrial prospects for the 4th generation reactors and separation and transmutation Contribution to drawing up the Lorraine facility contract Commissioning of the ecological library New R&D programme Application for creation of a sorting and processing installation, including dismantling and conditioning of lightning arrestors Presentation of industrial metal recycling projects to the Industrial coordination committee for radioactive waste (Cocidra) by Andra and producers Plan to enhance the sample storage resources in the ecological library Renewal of the scientific council Feasibility study covering changes in the status of Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGD - TP) to make it a legal entity Update of the file on the covering at the Manche disposal facility and corresponding consolidation of the provisions Commissioning of Cires disposal construction phase 2 Commissioning of the new package inspection installation at the CSA National inventory (2015 edition) Forwarding of an overall industrial outline meeting the need for new disposal capacities to house VLL waste Analysis and comparison of management scenarios for graphite and bituminous waste Proposals for the PNGMDR plan Execution and interpretation of the safety calculations backing up the repository licence application (DAC) Review of the safety report for the CSA Commissioning of the sorting and processing installation MISCELLANEOUS Definition of the financing framework for the preparatory work concerning construction of Cigéo and adjustment of the research tax Drawing up a Procurement action plan covering several years Implementation of the annual staff opinion survey Definition of the financing framework for the first construction phase of Cigéo Update of the master plan covering human resources locations Constitution of 100% of the assets dedicated to long-term financial liabilities

8 6 CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES The contract of agreed objectives stems from wide-ranging reflection and consultation that has led to new challenges being identified; underpinning Andra in its missions, as pointed out by Charles-Antoine Louët, Associate Director for the nuclear industry at the directorate general of energy and the climate at the Ministry of ecology, sustainable development and energy, and Fabrice Boissier, Risk Management Director at Andra. CHARLES-ANTOINE LOUËT WHAT IS THE CONTEXT FOR THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES? The period saw several changes in Andra s external context. Awareness emerged at an international level regarding the challenges posed by radioactive waste management In the Euratom directive of July 2011, Europe confirmed the French model by requiring each State to draw up a formalised radioactive waste management policy and recognising geological disposal as the safest management method for high- and intermediate-level long-lived radioactive waste. The prospect of possible saturation of the disposal facilities in use led to more wide-ranging reflections on how to optimise radioactive waste management. Moreover, expectations were expressed in terms of consultation and association between various territories, in particular by the High committee for transparency and information on nuclear safety (HCTISN), in its report on resumption of the search for sites for the LL-LL project. WHAT INFLUENCE DOES THE CONTEXT HAVE ON THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES? Analysis of the context enabled us to identify the possibilities for developing Andra s missions over the coming period. Its level of expertise and its skills, recognised in France and in other countries, enable it to develop consulting activities for optimising waste management upstream from disposal and a services offer on the international market. Andra is also able to create territorial dynamics that reconcile Government interests with those of the local players, as it has already started to do for the Cigéo project, in line with the interdepartmental blueprint for territorial development, and as it has been asked to do for the LL-LL project. HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT MONITOR EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES? It is Andra s supervisory ministries that monitor the results it submits to them once a year. The results are assessed on the basis of the indicators defined for each objective. The indicators are very important, but the qualitative aspects are also taken into account. If the objectives have not been reached, the reasons for failure to do so are examined: problems of resources, management shortcomings, unfavourable contexts, etc. On this subject, we must point out that the contract concerns objectives and not means. It is the Government and the ministry of Energy that provide Andra with the means it needs to meet these objectives.

9 CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES 7 TO FIND OUT MORE Download the contract of agreed objectives between the French Government and Andra FABRICE BOISSIER HOW WAS THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES DRAWN UP? The contract of agreed objectives is a programme document that stems from consultations between Andra and the French Government. It is drawn up in several stages, each of which is validated by the Agency s Governing Board and the French Government. Initially, late in 2011, the senior management at Andra examined the major milestones for the future, so they could submit strategic orientations to the Government in the light of the context and challenges facing them at the time. In 2012, we worked in close collaboration with our supervisory ministries to determine the strategic orientations, objectives and indicators that would enable us to monitor their execution, before finalising the document. At the same time, the Agency consulted its main stakeholders to identify their expectations, contacting in particular the waste producers, local elected officials, local information committees, environmental protection associations, the High committee for transparency and information on nuclear safety (HCTISN) and the Parliamentary office for evaluation of scientific and technological choices (OPECST). WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHANGES COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT? The new contract is in line with the previous one, but it takes into account the context in which the Agency is working, and which conditions the orientation of its missions over the coming period. The Cigéo project will go through key stages in its industrial development. The same can be said for the LL-LL project, for which the Government expects an industrial management outline by Moreover, there is still room for progress to optimise the waste management procedures, especially prior to disposal. The French Government is relying on Andra s expertise to explore innovative solutions in this field, especially regarding waste from dismantling, whose volume for disposal will increase considerably in the years to come. The Government also wants the Agency to confirm its position as a major player in radioactive waste management in France and at an international level, not only regarding research, but also the development of its commercial services. This involves making enhanced use of its know-how. HOW IS ANDRA IMPLEMENTING THE CONTRACT S OBJECTIVES? The contract of agreed objectives sets out a framework of action for us and we adapt our activities and our internal operation accordingly. Our new R&D programme, for example, is centred on the orientations set out in the contract. Moreover, the objectives set are concrete, they have been quantified, and we draw up annual reports that are presented to the Governing Board before being submitted to the French Government. Each contract of agreed objectives confirms Andra regarding its missions and its role as a support for the Government in its national radioactive waste management policy. This means that it is highly stimulating for all the staff at the Agency.

10 8 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER

11 p. 9 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER 9 d Innovative designer Designing solutions for radioactive waste disposal that ensure the highest possible level of safety for people and the environment is one of the main missions entrusted to Andra by the Government. In 2013, the Agency carried out three projects concurrently: public debate, further work on industrial design of the Cigéo deep disposal project, and launching geological surveys concerning the surface disposal project for lowlevel long-lived (LL-LL) waste. Outline diagram showing packaging of high-level packages prior to disposal in Cigéo

12 10 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER PUBLIC DEBATE HIGHLY STIMULATING PUBLIC DEBATE The public debate on the Cigéo project, which were held from 15 May to 15 December 2013, did indeed take place, despite a difficult start. We take a fresh look at that key stage in the Cigéo project, which enabled large numbers of residents and citizens to express their views. A lot of preparatory work Late in 2012, Andra asked the National commission for the public debate (CNDP) on the Cigéo project in 2013, as set out in the French law dated 28 June Andra s objective was to present its project and invite discussions before liling a licence application. Several months of preparation were necessary for the specific commission in charge of its organisation (meetings with the stakeholders, preparation of a website, etc.). During that period, in particular, Andra drew up the project owner s file, which sets out the Cigéo project and its different aspects in a hundred pages or so. and lively discussions! Initially scheduled over five months, from 15 May to 15 October 2013 with a break in August, the period of public debate was in fact extended until 15 December to enable the CNDP to take fresh steps, in the light of the impossibility of holding public meetings. The CNDP decided to replace the meetings with nine open round tables on the Internet, enabling experts of various origins and holding different points of view to discuss the project calmly. The general public were invited to participate in the discussions by sending their questions and opinions by or SMS, via Facebook or Twitter. The CNDP also decided to organise a citizens conference. The conference brought together a panel of seventeen people, about half of them from the Meuse or Haute-Marne, who were asked to give their opinion, following a training course organised by an independent steering committee and meetings with experts from many fields. The panel s opinion is set out in a document attached to the report and the summary of the discussions published by the CNDP. 76,000 VISITS to the website dedicated to the public debate OVER 150 POSITION PAPERS OVER 1,000 PRESS ARTICLES ALMOST 500 OPINIONS 1,500 QUESTIONS AND OPINIONS GATHERED A very high level of participation The general public were able to express their views widely on the Internet, not only during the open round tables, but also throughout the public debate. The 76,000 visits recorded on the public debate website clearly show the level of interest that the discussions aroused among the population. The media also played a considerable part, with over a thousand articles, reports or columns. The discussions were also the subject of close international scrutiny, because many other countries are also preparing implementation of disposal projects. A FAMILIAR PROJECT, AND DISCUSSIONS SEEN AS BEING USEFUL BY THE LOCAL POPULATION IN MEUSE AND HAUTE-MARNE 9OF THE LOCAL POPULATION HAVE / 10 83% HEARD ABOUT THE CIG O PROJECT AND KNOW WHAT IT INVOLVES. % Main results of the TNS-Sofres survey made by telephone in June 2013 at the request of the CNDP among 600 people living in Meuse and Haute-Marne 81 FIND THAT THE PUBLIC DEBATE WILL HELP TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF INFORMATION FOR THE LOCAL POPULATION. 71 CONSIDER THAT OPPONENTS MUST TAKE PART IN THE THINK THAT THIS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY PUBLIC DEBATE TO EXPRESS THEIR POINTS OF VIEW. % FOR ALL OPINIONS TO FIND EXPRESSION.

13 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER 11 TO FIND OUT MORE Fabrice Boissier, Risk Management Director, and Thibaud Labalette, Programmes Director, were the Andra spokesmen during the public debate. They both go back over that decisive period. Web site of the public debate Cigép, 15 May-15 December 2013 FABRICE BOISSIER & THIBAUD LABALETTE WHAT DID YOUR ROLE AS SPOKESMEN CONSIST OF DURING THE PUBLIC DEBATE? FB: Our role was to intervene during the open round tables and the citizens conference to answer the questions posed by the general public and explain all the aspects of the project to them. For my part, I covered the subjects linked to safety, risks, health, the environment and ethics. We also had to reply to numerous requests from the media and local elected officials, to whom we explained the project from various standpoints. TL: Andra opted to entrust the role of spokesmen to operating directors. That enabled us to go over the technical work done by the Andra teams and the numerous exchanges of views with the project stakeholders. As far as I am concerned, I dealt with reversibility, governance and the cost of the project. We also replied to each of the 1,500 questions posed by the general public during the discussions. It was a period of very intense work. DURING THE DISCUSSIONS, ANDRA WAS ACCUSED IN PARTICULAR OF HAVING GLOSSED OVER THE EXISTENCE OF RISKS CONCERNING DISPOSAL AND FAILING TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY ABOUT COSTS. HOW DID YOU REPLY TO THE CRITICISM? FB: Of course, Andra has never sought to hide the risks linked to disposal, but it doubtless failed to communicate sufficiently about the operating risks right from the beginning of the project, at a time when long-term safety was the main concern. We tried to make up for that before and during the debate, when we explained our risk management approach, and the work that we are doing to prevent all accidents or incidents. TL: As far as costs are concerned, the essential message was to state that Andra will never accept any disposal on the cheap. Even though it is our job to optimise costs, we will never cut corners as regards safety. During the debate, we gave approximate figures regarding disposal costs. I think the general public have understood the complexity of costing a project of this size lasting more than a hundred years. THE CONCEPT OF DISPOSAL REVERSIBILITY AND THE ETHICAL PROBLEMS LINKED TO THE PROJECT WERE ALSO COVERED; WHAT SOLUTIONS DID YOU PROVIDE? TL: Reversibility was a major element of the discussions, because the views exchanged will provide substance for the future law on the reversibility conditions. I underlined the fact that two dimensions must be taken into account: the technical retrievability of the waste packages and the possibility of leaving choices open for successive generations. FB: The Cigéo project has an ethical dimension because it involves the responsibility of society as a whole to avoid leaving the job of dealing with our waste to future generations. I pointed out that the design of the disposal facility, and in particular its reversibility, associated with democratic control of the project, gives an initial reply to these ethical challenges and provides future generations with an alternative. HOW DID YOU SEE THAT EXPERIENCE AND WHAT DID YOU DRAW FROM IT? FB: We were all disappointed that we had to give up the idea of public meetings. It is true that the round tables on the Internet were stimulating, with the contradictions raised by the people concerned, but the absence of direct contact with the public was frustrating. On the other hand, I found the citizens conference very constructive. TL: The quality of the views exchanged during the round tables and the citizens conference, the very large number of questions asked and articles in the press showed just how interested people are in radioactive waste management. For my part, I did a lot of listening, and everything that was said made a contribution to our thoughts on how best to prepare the follow-up on the public debate.

14 12 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER CIGEO PROJECT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT The contract between the French Government and Andra sets the Agency three objectives concerning the Cigéo project: a successful outcome to the public debate and territorial integration, filing the licence application in 2015, integrating proposals about the future law on reversibility, and controlling the project costs. The possibility of achieving these objectives depends on the progress made on the project, for which Alain Harman, Engineering and Cigéo Project Director, examines the current situation IN 2013, WHAT WERE THE MAIN STAGES IN THE PROGRESS MADE ON THE CIGÉO DESIGN? 2013 was a very important year for Cigéo, with the submittal in January of the outline file that presents an overall architecture for the industrial project and sets out the major design choices for the disposal facility. The outline, which served as the basis for the public debate, was the subject of three assessments: by industrial experts during a project review, by the French nuclear safety authority and by the National Assessment Board. These assessments enabled us to obtain approval for launching the preliminary outline phase. Thus specialised engineering companies were selected early in November, following a European call for tenders, to draw up a detailed design for the components of the disposal facility: conventional and nuclear surface installations, underground installation and technical processes for transfer and handling of waste packages. General view of the surface zone dedicated to reception, control and preparation of the packages outline diagram with the hypothesis of a rail terminal located on the site ANDRA HAS BEEN CRITICISED FOR LAUNCHING THE PRELIMINARY OUTLINE PHASE OF CIGÉO BEFORE THE END OF THE PUBLIC DEBATE. WHAT ANSWERS CAN YOU GIVE TO THE CRITICISM? The contracts signed with the engineering companies state that the steps taken as a result of the public debate are to be integrated in the design studies. These studies have been launched to continue the work on optimising the industrial project. Andra informed the chairman of the specific commition of the public debate that these contracts had been signed. IN PARALLEL TO THE DESIGN WORK, WHAT INDUSTRIAL TESTS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT? In 2013, the design work was completed by industrial tests enabling us to try out the solutions envisaged for operation of the facility. For example, the main tests carried out this year involved construction drift excavated and support techniques, with a test tunnel using a road header and laying concrete ground supports, and on sealing techniques, at various scales. We also began a programme of tests this year enabling us to check the steps and measures taken to prevent the fire. These tests started with fire resistance tests of the concrete containers in which the packages of bituminous waste would be placed. These tests will continue throughout the design phase. ALAIN HARMAN

15 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER 13 ACCOMPANYING AND PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE CIGÉO PROJECT Since the 1991 Act was passed, the research carried out by Andra has been the subject of opinions expressed at regular intervals by the scientific and safety assessors and of recommendations made by the authorities. The opinions expressed in 2013 will be used by the Agency as a framework to prepare its file application and the project impact assessment. 28 MARCH HCTISN REPORT The High committee for transparency and information on nuclear safety (HCTISN) published a report prior to the public debate on the Cigéo project, in which it made an assessment of the inventory of radioactive waste taken into account by the Cigéo project and the transparency of the decisionmaking process leading to definition of the project. It concluded that the inventory considered for the Cigéo design was clearly defined, as it takes only into account waste from past and present nuclear installations, and that if Cigéo is licenced, all significant changes in the inventory will have to be examined during a procedure including a public enquiry. However, the HCTISN pointed out that the long period covered by the project and the quantity of documents produced could affect readability for citizens, but that the decision-making process to adopt deep disposal as the reference solution for management of high-and intermediate-level long-lived waste was generally transparent. 26 APRIL IRSN OPINION The opinion issued by the Institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety (IRSN) covered the changes made to the Cigéo project since For the IRSN, these changes by and large enhance safety during the operational phase of the disposal facility and are consistent with the main recommendations made when the DOSSIER 2009 was examined. However, although progress enhancing safety levels was presented, the IRSN considered that, generally speaking, more detailed analysis of the risks and the concrete measures that can be implemented to control such risks must be carried out with a view to file a licence application concerning Cigéo. 16 MAY / 18 NOVEMBER ASN OPINION In its opinion issued on 16 May, on the basis of the documents provided since 2009, the French nuclear safety authority (ASN) highlighted the quality of the work done by Andra and drew up a list of recommendations that Andra must take into account with a view to file a licence application concerning the disposal facility. In a second opinion, dated 18 November, the ASN issued a report containing its analysis of the file setting out the overall architecture of the Cigéo project, and noted that Andra took into account its main recommendations made in 2011 on the operating risks, and that certain new design elements are likely to enhance the safety levels of the disposal facility. The ASN nonetheless pointed out that the Agency will have to justify in detail the choice of certain options and explain their impact on safety in its file application. 3 JULY FRENCH PARLIAMENTARY REPORT ON RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT The Bouillon-Aubert report, named after the two members of the French parliament who drew it up, is the fruit of a one-year factfinding mission, during which the authors of the report heard the main institutional, industrial and associative players and visited the installations of Andra, the CEA and Areva, together with those for the Swedish geological disposal project. After drawing up an assessment radioactive waste management in France, the authors of the report state that in the current state of knowledge, geological disposal is the best possible solution. Moreover, they highlight the necessity of underpinning Andra s independence and its missions as part of the contract of agreed objectives signed between the Government and Andra. They also suggest implementing a zone of national interest for the areas due to host Cigéo. 24 JULY ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY OPINION Andra asked the Environmental authority (AE) for an outline prior to carrying out the impact assessment, within the framework of the licence application. The AE highlighted the need for a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts of all the essential work required to bring the site into operation, together with the reversibility and closure of the disposal facility, for which it asked the Agency to examine several contrasting scenarios. The impact study will also have to cover the site monitoring phase after closure (protecting health from radiological impacts, evaluation of the local economic impact, etc.) and present the current state of thinking in France and in other countries on how to preserrve the long-term memory. NOVEMBER CNE REPORT In its annual report on research and studies concerning management of nuclear materials and waste, the French National Assessment Board (CNE) considered that the studies concerning the design of Cigéo and the methods and procedures required for its safety, during operation and after its definitive closure, show sufficient progress to begin the industrial phase of the project. The CNE also made recommendations; checks will be made as to whether Andra has taken them into account when the application for creation approval concerning the disposal facility is examined. It should be noted that in March 2013, the CNE also published four thematic opinions on reversibility, the outline of the Cigéo project, partitioning/ transmutation and storage.

16 14 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER INDUSTRIAL TESTS IN 2013, THE AGENCY CONTINUED ITS EXPERIMENTS AND INDUSTRIAL TESTS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CIGÉO, ENABLING IT TO FURTHER REFINE ITS KNOWLEDGE AND ITS MEANS OF MONITORING THE BEHAVIOUR OF ROCK, STRUCTURES AND DISPOSAL MATERIALS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE EXPERIMENTS IS TO DETERMINE THE MOST RELIABLE INDUSTRIAL METHODS FOR ENSURING OPTIMUM SAFETY IN THE DISPOSAL FACILITY DURING ITS OPERATION AND AFTER ITS CLOSURE. Closure of the disposal facilities Three sealing tests in 2013 In its underground laboratory, Andra executed a procedure to fully seal a gallery over a length of five metres with a bentonite plug, which was hydrated using water injectors to observe the swelling pressure on the gallery walls. Bentonite is a type of clay that swells when it is wet. A similar test, but without hydration of the bentonite and with a full-size gallery model, was carried out in Saint-Dizier. The sealing test forms part of the European DOPAS (Demonstration Of Plugs And Seals) project, set up to develop four concepts for fullscale seals and test them in the Czech Republic, Finland, France and Sweden. The third test, carried out in the Andra technological facility in Saudron with a model tunnel 4.5 m in diameter, showed that it was possible, using a robot, to fill a vertical cut 30 cm wide and 2.5 m deep, made around the full circumference of a gallery, with bentonite in five days. Studies of the effects of heat on the disposal cells Andra carried out these new experiments, which are also under way in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, as part of the European LUCOEX (Large Underground Concept Experiments) project. Their purpose is to examine the expansion phenomena in the metal liners of the cells under the effects of the heat given off by the waste packages. To do so, Andra created a cell 25 metres long, filled with five heating elements that were the same size as the packages, and placed sensors in the rock and on the metal tube. The experiment will last several years, with a temperature rise over two years, to reach 90 C over a length of 15 m, and maintaining it at that level for several years before gradually reducing it. Ceramic pads to facilitate recovery of waste containers As the disposal cell liners and the waste package containers are made of steel, the possibility that the liners and containers could adhere to one another due to corrosion, over a disposal period of at least a hundred years, would have brought into question the recoverability of the containers and hence the principle of disposal reversibility. To avoid all contact between the two, the Agency has adopted the principle of fixing ceramic pads on the containers. The latest tests carried out at the Andra technological facility have enabled their number, size and positioning to be determined. A new gallery construction and support method is being tested Tested in the underground laboratory in June 2013, this new method involves tunnelling into the clay with a road header boring machine, whose toothed head fitted on an articulated arm is able to cover the full cutting face over a diameter of more than 7 m. As tunnelling progressed, prefabricated concrete segments were placed to support the gallery. The test gallery thus opened up is 83 m long, and will enable observation of the rock s reaction once it is supported by segments, to test the support method.

17 INNOVATIVE DESIGNER 15 Electromagnetic geological survey method TO FIND OUT MORE Information sheet on LL-LL waste and its management Study of scenarios for long-term management of low-level, long-lived waste LL-LL PROJECT BACK ON THE RAILS 2013 SAW A FRESH START FOR THE PROJECT COVERING DISPOSAL OF LOW-LEVEL, LONG-LIVED (LL-LL) WASTE. ON THE BASIS OF THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY ANDRA IN 2012, THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT SET OUT A NEW ROAD MAP FOR THE AGENCY TO HELP IT CARRY OUT ITS MISSION AND FIND A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR MANAGING THE WASTE. Resumption of the search for a site Early in 2013, the French ministry of ecology, sustainable development and energy sent Andra its orientations for the ongoing LL-LL waste disposal project, in response to the proposals that the Agency made at the end of These orientations take into account the ideas put forward in 2011 by the High committee for transparency and information on nuclear safety (HCTISN), which recommended basing the search on areas that already house nuclear installations and/or municipalities that had put forward their candidature in 2008, while giving priority at least to the inter-municipality level of local government. In 2013, the Agency suggested to the territories that had put forward their candidature in 2008 that it could present the new project orientations to them. In agreement with the elected officials of the Soulaines community of municipalities, Andra implemented an information and consultation procedure in parallel with the scientific investigations being carried out near the existing disposal facilities. At the same time, Andra approached the other nuclear installation operators to examine the geological data on their sites. The results of the work will be presented by Andra in the report scheduled for 2015 by the French national plan for management of radioactive materials and waste. Drawing up a territorial project in Aube At the request of the French Government, a working group has been set up, run by the Prefect of Aube. It is made up of local elected officials, waste producers, Andra and the Government departments concerned, with the mission of drawing up a territorial project that could accompany the possible installation of a disposal facility. The initiative was presented to the two local information committees of Soulaines-Dhuys and Morvilliers, which have been tasked with passing on the information to the local population. After an initial meeting held in June 2013, the working group continued to examine the project in parallel to the scientific field surveys. Start of the geological surveys The geological surveys began in the summer of Their purpose was to analyse the underlying ground in order to examine the feasibility of a disposal facility for LL-LL waste and very lowlevel (VLL) waste. Geological analysis is indeed essential to check whether the site is compatible with the creation of a disposal facility and for the safety studies. Observation of the surface ground, and examination of the physical, mechanical and hydraulic characteristics of the underlying ground, with boreholes down to a depth of about a hundred metres, will enable a detailed map of the local geology to be drawn up by the end of 2014.

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19 ADVANCED RESEARCHER 17 p. 17 Ar Advanced researcher Thanks to its expertise stemming from over twenty years of scientific work, Andra is a leading research organisation in the national and international scientific community. In 2013, it drew up a new R&D programme, in response to the changes in its projects and to the new operational requirements derived from them, with the objective of overall optimisation of longterm management for radioactive waste. Installation of the heating packer (sensor) in cell ALC1604 to simulate a full-scale thermal load

20 18 ADVANCED RESEARCHER 2013 was marked by the publication of the new R&D programme, whose orientations are set out in the contract of agreed objectives. A closer look with Frédéric Plas, Director of Research and Development. FREDERIC PLAS WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THE AGENCY IN THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES IN THE AREA OF R&D? The new contract signed with the French Government sets Andra two main targets concerning R&D. The first one underlines the necessity for the Agency of asserting its role as a major R&D player in radioactive waste management, on the basis of an ambitious new R&D programme. The second objective concerns making good use of skills, resources and the results obtained by the Agency in sectors other than that of radioactive waste, such as the environment, simulation or metrology. WHAT ARE THE MAIN GUIDELINES SET OUT IN THE NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMME? The new research programme has changed compared with the previous ones, which organised the programming by scientific themes and for Cigéo. It now covers all Andra s activities, taking a comprehensive approach to the Agency s R&D needs in order to meet the optimisation objectives regarding radioactive waste management, mainly through involvement upstream from disposal, and more particularly in the characterisation and processing of waste from dismantling, and dealing with the Cigéo and LL-LL projects. It is structured around operational themes that take into account all the requirements of the disposal projects and the existing disposal facilities, from waste characterisation and processing through to the design, operation and monitoring of the storage facilities and their surroundings. Thus the Agency is building up an integrated programming and prospective tool, underpinned by the very wide range of scientific and technological knowledge already acquired. For Andra, the new research programme also provides an opportunity to review the contents and operating methods of its scientific partnerships with the major research organisations and universities for an even more active involvement, and also to further strengthen the process for making the best use of the scientific knowledge acquired. In this respect, the underground laboratory, the OPE (Perennial Observatory of the Environment) and the ecological library, constitute a first-rate centre of scientific knowledge for opening up research to innovative programmes in a wide range of disciplines. WHAT ARE THE MAIN ACTIONS THAT MARKED 2013 IN TERMS OF RESEARCH? 2013 was a major stage in the ongoing design work for the Cigéo project with, in particular, execution of a full-scale sealing procedure as part of a European project that sets out to demonstrate the industrial feasibility of the seals envisaged for closing the disposal facilities. The year was also marked by the programme of geological investigations carried out in the Soulaines inter-municipality area in Aube, as part of the near-surface disposal project for LL-LL waste. Furthermore, within the framework of our missions to optimise waste management, a new R&D project was launched this year, in partnership with Areva and the CEA, to study a new method for processing IL-LL waste. As in other years, we were also very active as regards distribution of our scientific breakthroughs, by publishing about fifty tier I articles on emerging subjects, such as disposal materials or sensors. And we were present at the main national and international events of the year given over to management of radioactive waste.

21 ADVANCED RESEARCHER R&D PROGRAMME MEETING THE NEW CHALLENGES FOR MANAGING DISPOSAL FACILITIES The research programme lies in a rather special context for Andra, due to the numbers and importance of the files concerning existing disposal projects and facilities (repository licence application concerning Cigéo, summary report on the LL-LL waste disposal project, safety report on surface disposal facilities, etc.) and the need for optimising radioactive waste management by implementing suitable management systems and taking the upstream problems for the waste (processing, packaging, etc.) into account with the producers. To meet these challenges, the R&D programme adopts an operational themed structure that covers all the Agency s R&D activities, in an active process involving technical and economic optimisation of the disposal facilities and the radioactive waste management systems, consolidation of the fundamental knowledge and the long-term prospects, with the overarching aim of ensuring safety of disposal. Obtaining means of measuring and examining disposal facilities and innovating in the field of sensors Implementing data processing resources to provide Developing innovative package inspection methods Developing new processing / conditioning / recycling procedures, in particular to reduce disposal volumes Evaluating governance and the social and economic aspects of disposal facilities Managing, tracing and distributing data and ensuring transmission across generations Defining and using techniques and networks for examining and information Preparing and accompanying the environmental monitoring plan for disposal facilities and defining pertinent markers regarding the various risks Enhancing short- and medium-term operating predictability for disposal facilities and their natural environment through digital simulation Reducing the Enhancing waste impact of the characterisation consequences of degradation in Optimising compactness for disposal Preserving the rare resource constituted by disposal facilities 5 OPERATIONAL THEMES setting out the priority R&D avenues Accompanying disposal facility construction and operation work Evaluating and implementing decision-making procedures and ensuring the adaptability and flexibility of the disposal facilities Optimising the design and construction of disposal facilities by integrating feedback from operating experience, demonstrators and control structures Optimising disposal materials Innovating in disposal component design Carrying out an active techno-watch for intelligent materials linked to examination of disposal Enhancing conceptualisation and simulation of the phenomenological operation for disposal facilities and their environments over the long term Drawing up requirements and technical specifications and adapting them as knowledge progresses Enhancing knowledge of the non-radiological waste inventory and the degradation processes Characterising and modelling the interaction mechanisms at pertinent scales to reduce levels of phenomenological uncertainty Acquiring data intrinsic to the materials and natural surroundings Dealing with the problems arising from long time scales via complementary approaches (human and social sciences, physics, mathematics, etc.)

22 20 ADVANCED RESEARCHER Scientific symposia and conferences Andra s participation Andra continues to participate regularly in international symposia and conferences related to its fields of activity. On 4 June 2013, at the request of the Tunnel design centre, it presented the Cigéo project during the world tunnel congress (WTC 2013) in Geneva. The subject on that day was given over to the problems of safety in complex underground environments, and Andra s presentation aroused considerable interest and led to numerous questions from the audience. From 2 to 6 September 2013 in Paris, at the 18th International conference on soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering, Andra also presented the work carried out in the Meuse/Haute-Marne underground laboratory on the hydromechanical behaviour of Callovo-Oxfordian argillites. In the same way and for the second consecutive year, Andra was among the exhibitors at the international ICEM* conference in Brussels from 8 to 12 September 2013, given over to environmental remediation and radioactive waste management. Handling an environmental sample stored in a cryogenic tank * International conference on environmental remediation and radioactive waste management Opening the ecological library Memory of the environmental quality of Cigéo This is an exceptional asset for accompanying monitoring of the environment, which enables France to join the very small number of countries with comparable facilities (Germany, Japan, Sweden and the USA) and the International Environmental Specimen Bank Group (IESB,www. inter-esb.org). This library of ecosystems, located in the Andra Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre, has been set up to house tens of thousands of samples taken from an area of up to 900 sq. km. Initially, the ecological library will house the samples taken during construction of the surface and underground installations for Cigéo, and if the facility is approved, the library will enable subsequent retrospective analyses linked to the regulatory monitoring of Cigéo. Later on, samples will be taken throughout the operating life of Cigéo, i.e. more than a century. These analyses will concern not only the natural surroundings (soil, water, air, flora and fauna) but also changes in the nature and quality of agricultural production. Work rewarded at an international level In 2013, Andra received two awards for its research work. Firstly, on 20 August 2013, for its studies into concrete creepage at high temperatures, which it has been carrying out for many years with the Construction materials and durability laboratory (LMDC) at INSA in Toulouse. The work was picked out from among hundreds of contributions, by the scientific committee of the SCMT3* international conference, which was held in Kyoto. Secondly, during the 2013 SMAR** conference in Istanbul, at which Andra was awarded the prize for the best monitoring article for its research carried out on wireless transmission, in collaboration with the Systems analysis and architecture laboratory (LAAS CNRS). The purpose of the research work is to avoid the use of wiring for data transmission. *International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies ** Smart Monitoring Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures

23 ADVANCED RESEARCHER 21 SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIPS Results of the MoDeRn programme on monitoring of geological disposal The conference, which was held in Luxembourg from 19 to 21 March 2013, provided the opportunity to present the results of four years of research on monitoring of geological disposal, carried out as part of the European MoDeRn* programme, coordinated by Andra. Launched in 2009, the programme brought together eighteen European, and also American and Japanese, partners, including radioactive waste management agencies, together with academics and experts in the social sciences. Besides the technical and scientific questions dealt with, the programme made it possible to analyse the stakeholders requirements and expectations and led to drawing up recommendations concerning use of the results of monitoring geological disposal installations in decisionmaking processes, as work progresses on planned operation of disposal facilities. * Monitoring Developments for safe Repository operation and staged closure Andra, a partner in the Amorad project The project covering Improvements in models for forecasting dispersion and evaluation of the impact of radionuclides in the environment (Amorad) was adopted by the French national research agency (ANR), within the framework of the 2012 invitation to submit projects on Research in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection. Launched in October 2013 for six years and managed by the IRSN (French institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety), the project s end purpose is to provide the IRSN with optimised operational models for managing contaminated areas. It brings together thirteen partners, including Andra, which is entrusted more specifically with the task of studying transfers of radionuclides in forest ecosystems. Although the problem does not concern Andra directly, the presence of the Agency, which has already taken part in European post-chernobyl programmes on forest ecosystems and has at its disposal the OPE (Perennial Observatory of the Environment) research centre, is aimed at making the most of its experience in the field of environmental characterisation: the initial purpose here is to carry out sampling campaigns on the Fukushima and Chernobyl sites. Reducing the volume of waste an Areva/CEA/Andra project Andra has obtained approval from the European Commission to develop with Areva and the CEA, within the framework of the Investments in the future programme, an innovative incineration-vitrification process (PIVIC project) for IL-LL (intermediate-level longlived) waste, stemming from installations making MOX nuclear fuel and from its reprocessing. The process should enable the volume to be reduced by a factor of 15 with respect to the raw waste. Underground wireless transmission tests at the LSBB (Underground low-noise laboratory) at Rustrel in collaboration with nuclear Comex IGD-TP workshop On 25 and 26 April 2013, Andra organised a workshop in the framework of the IGD-TP (Implementing Geological Disposal - Technology Platform) bringing together most of the European agencies and organisations entrusted with geological disposal projects, on the current state of knowledge management. The main points discussed included enhancing the clarity and traceability of the results of research and the safety reasoning, maintaining organisational memory and skills, developing an organisational culture and using computerised knowledge management tools. TO FIND OUT MORE Download the R&D programme Scientific disciplines at the service of advanced studies and research

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25 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST 23 Andra carries out its industrial activities in the best possible conditions of safety and security and takes care to ensure optimum management p. 23 Ei Exemplary industrialist of radioactive waste, in particular by proposing services to its customers upstream from disposal. In 2013, the Agency launched its first catalogue of technical training courses for its waste producer customers and service providers to improve the quality of waste packages. Disposal of a steam generator from the Chooz plant in cell 13 at Cires

26 24 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST NEW MISSION FOR ANDRA DISMANTLING Intervening upstream from dismantling is a request that the French Government set out in the contract of agreed objectives, with a view to adopting a comprehensive approach to waste management that goes well beyond disposal. Bruno Cahen, Industrial Director, explains the reasons and the challenges. WHY IS IT ESSENTIAL FOR ANDRA TO INTERVENE UPSTREAM FROM DISMANTLING? As nuclear installations age, the levels of dismantling work will rise in the coming years and generate very large volumes of waste. By intervening upstream, we can anticipate the task of handling the waste by defining jointly with the operating entities the best scenarios on the basis of characterisation of the waste on the production sites. In parallel, we are also carrying out research on sorting, processing, packaging, and on-site disposal of the least radioactive waste. One of the main challenges is that of preserving the rare resource constituted by a repository, and we are examining solutions to reduce the volumes of waste, in particular by recycling certain types of waste and developing new, more compact packaging. TO FIND OUT MORE Download the 2014 training course catalogue BRUNO CAHEN Dismantling the EDF Chooz A nuclear power plant HOW DO YOU INTERVENE WITH THE WASTE PRODUCERS? We place our expertise in the whole chain of waste management at their disposal, by providing advice and assistance for preparing and implementing their dismantling scenarios, to determine what the best possible options are for dealing with waste in terms of costs, safety and lead times. We are centring our work especially on training concerning waste characterisation and the quality of the packages, which are vital for safe disposal and staff safety. With this in mind, we drew up a training course catalogue in 2013, after carrying out an audit to identify the needs of the operators working on waste producers sites. We have also set up a special framework for exchanges between nuclear operating entities and industrialists within the working group on dismantling set up in 2013 by the Strategic committee for nuclear activities, which brings together most of the players in the field. Moreover, also in 2013, within the framework of the National conference on waste in Nantes, we ran a thematic workshop given over to management of ordinary and nuclear waste from dismantling, with the participation in particular of EDF and the CEA, whose experience in the field provides rich knowledge.

27 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST 25 PATRICE TORRES Exemplariness in the field of safety and security, improvements in quality of service, and dialogue with the local stakeholders are among the contractual objectives set for the Agency by the Government. Patrice Torres, Director of the Andra industrial facilities in Aube, tells us how the facilities are taking an active part in reaching the objectives. WHAT SYSTEMS DO YOU IMPLEMENT TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF SAFETY AND SECURITY? One of the key indicators as to the level of safety and security in our facilities is the result of the inspections made each year by the ASN (French nuclear safety authority) and the DREAL (Regional directorate for the environment, development and housing). In 2013, as in previous years, the overall results of the inspections were satisfactory; this means that we constantly do all in our power to attain that result. The results stem from the safety culture and the professionalism of everyone intervening on the sites, the rigour that we apply to the various checks made and the robustness of the technical solutions implemented. HOW DO YOU GUARANTEE QUALITY SERVICES FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS? We help to constantly enhance the quality of the services we provide for our customers. For example, in 2012 we set up new storage and grouping activities for the waste produced by our customers outside the nuclear power sector. We were also able to meet a one-off request from EDF, following the shutdown of the Centraco processing unit, with exceptional waste package compacting activities representing twice the planned volume. In 2013, at Cires, we disposed of two exceptional packages stemming from the dismantling of nuclear installations at Chooz A. These examples SAFETY The five inspections made by the French nuclear safety authority (ASN) and the Regional directorate for the environment, development and housing (DREAL), including one that covered the Aube disposal facilities (CSA and Cires) gave rise to just one finding, concerning a documentary discrepancy in an internal authorisation procedure. show our responsiveness and our ability to meet our customers requests, by providing them with pertinent solutions that are always compatible with our safety and security imperatives. HOW DO YOU ENCOURAGE DIALOGUE WITH THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS? We have always had a sustained policy of dialogue with all the stakeholders. We invite the general public during visits to our facilities and on Open Days, which drew almost 3,500 visitors in Strong links have been set up with the local elected officials (60 to 80 meetings per year) and local company managers, especially during the key event of the Become an Andra service provider day. The associations, schools and universities, and training centres are also special partners.

28 26 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST IN 2013 SINCE 2003 CIRES COMMISSIONED IN 2003, CIRES (THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITY FOR GROUPING, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL) DISPOSES OF VERY LOW-LEVEL WASTE (VLLW), AND COLLECTS AND STORES LONG-LIVED WASTE FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (RESEARCH LABORATORIES, HOSPITALS, INDUSTRIES, ETC.). IT HAS A DISPOSAL CAPACITY OF 650,000 M 3, AND A PLANNED OPERATING LIFE OF 30 YEARS, FOLLOWED BY A 30-YEAR MONITORING PHASE. A VOLUME OF 24,312 m 3 REPRESENTING 36,173 PACKAGES DISPOSED OF A VOLUME OF 251,761 m 3 REPRESENTING 305,784 PACKAGES DISPOSED OF The 10 th anniversary of Cires This anniversary provided an opportunity to go back over the history of Cires, which was known as CSTFA (very low-level waste disposal facility) when it opened in 2003, and was at the time the first disposal facility in the world dedicated to VLL waste. It was renamed Cires in 2012, when the buildings for grouping and storing waste from sources other than nuclear power plants were commissioned. Cires is preparing to meet further waste management optimisation challenges in the coming years, by integrating sorting and processing activities. Continuing the preparatory work for disposal construction phase 2 This work concerns in particular pouring the reinforced concrete ground beams supporting the rails on which it will be possible to move the protective roofing over the cells under construction or in use. The new equipment, which has given rise to a patent application, is currently being built. The first phase 2 cell protected by the new roofing system will be brought into use in the second half of Disposal of the first two steam generators These large waste packages (15 m long, 3 m in diameter and weighing 110 tonnes each) result from the dismantling of the Chooz A nuclear power plant (Ardennes). They required specific development work in the disposal facilities.

29 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST 27 IN 2013 SINCE 1992 CSA COMMISSIONED IN 1992, CSA (THE AUBE DISPOSAL FACILITIES) HOUSES LOW- AND INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SHORT-LIVED (LIL-SL) WASTE. IT HAS A DISPOSAL CAPACITY OF A MILLION M 3, OVER A PLANNED OPERATING LIFE OF 60 YEARS, FOLLOWED BY A 300-YEAR MONITORING PHASE. A VOLUME OF 12,675 m 3 REPRESENTING 14,042 PACKAGES DISPOSED OF A VOLUME OF 280,171 m 3 REPRESENTING 346,403 PACKAGES DISPOSED OF Construction of a new installation for package inspections This new installation will enable the CSA to make in situ inspections on sample packages selected at the time of reception; some of these inspections are currently subcontracted to outside laboratories, due to a lack of the equipment necessary to make them on the spot. Over and above the time and costs saved, there will also be a reduction in the environmental impact of transporting the packages between the laboratories and the disposal facilities. Once planning permission had been obtained, together with the approval of the French nuclear safety authority, work began in September 2013, with a planned commissioning date early in Preparation of the construction work for the 9th structural phase This ninth phase will include twenty-five structures dedicated to disposal of low- and intermediate-level (LIL) waste packages. After selection of the project manager and the technical inspection organisation, 2013 was given over to preparation of the work, with the launch of the invitations to bid among the companies that are to work on this major site; the planned start date for the work is early in The first two disposal structures should be commissioned in October A RECORD OVER 25,000 PACKAGES COMPACTED IN 2013 First delivery Exceptional waste packages After obtaining approval from the French nuclear safety authority in 2012, the CSA received the first large packages in They contained lateral neutron protection elements from the Creys-Malville nuclear power plant (Isère). Two other deliveries are scheduled for 2014 and 2015.

30 28 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST CSM BETWEEN 1969 AND ,225 m 3 OF PACKAGES DISPOSED OF OPENED IN 1969, THE MANCHE DISPOSAL FACILITY (CSM) WAS THE FIRST FRENCH DISPOSAL FACILITY FOR LOW- AND INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL (LIL) WASTE. IT WAS CLOSED IN 1994, AND ITS MONITORING PHASE BEGAN IN 2003, AFTER COVERING WORK. IT IS THE SUBJECT OF CONSTANT MONITORING TO ASSESS ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. 3rd phase of the work to reinforce the covering The work carried out in 2013 concerned the south-east part of the covering, as a complement to the work executed previously on the eastern part in 2010 and on the northern part of the site in 2011, after detection of very gradual slippage on the banks. It consisted of reducing the slopes, and blocking the bases of the banks by building retaining walls to enhance the stability of the covering. DISCOVERY OF AN EXPLOSIVE WEAPON On 15 May 2013, during earthmoving work, an explosive weapon dating back to the Second World War was found in the upper layer of the covering. The internal emergency plan was triggered immediately as a preventive measure, and the weapon was removed. According to the Caen bomb disposal unit, the safety of the site would not have been threatened in the event of an explosion. Nonetheless, it was decided that from then on, pyrotechnic investigations would be carried out systematically before carrying out any work. MOVING THE PERENNIAL CENTAURY Perennial Centaury is a rare species that has been listed on the site covering since To protect the species during the work, the plants present in the southeast part were moved to other areas compatible with the type of soil and orientation required by the species. Presentation of the results of the tritium investigations to the CLI In June 2013, the Association for control of radioactivity in the west (Acro) presented the local information committee (CLI) with the results of its tritium measurements made using 8 piezometers at the Manche disposal facility. The results gave rise to contradictory interpretations between CLI scientific college and Acro members and led to lively discussions during the summer. During the CLI general meeting in November, Andra, which had already continued its analysis campaigns in 2013, proposed to the CLI the idea of continuing the investigations in The CLI wants to find out more about the behaviour of tritium in the water table under the Manche disposal facility, in agreement with the environmental protection associations, and in a serene atmosphere. Renovation of the underground drainage network The purpose of the network, known as the underground separative gravity network (RSGE), is to drain away any rainwater seeping through the covering and the disposal, and send it to the site s water management installations. The network was installed 25 years ago, during the site operating phase, and at that time it received far greater flow rates than it does now. The renovation work that started in 2013 will enable the system to be adapted to the current low flow rates by laying new, smaller diameter piping. Archives at the Manche disposal facility Work to keep memories alive a project to put up a monument is being examined The CSM memory working group for the Manche disposal facility, whose members come from various backgrounds (representatives of heritage associations, former staff of nuclear installations, elected officials, members of the local information committee, artists, archivists, etc.) continued its reflections in 2013 on how best to keep and pass on the history of the facility to future generations. Among the possibilities identified, a project to put up a stone monument bearing a message was adopted. Andra is going to examine the feasibility of this project.

31 EXEMPLARY INDUSTRIALIST 29 The Manche disposal facility (CSM) is no longer in use. How and in which respects is it nonetheless concerned by the contract of agreed objectives? Some answers from Florence Espiet, CSM manager. TO FIND OUT MORE Results of the tritium investigations FLORENCE ESPIET WHAT HAS FRENCH GOVERNMENT ASKED YOU TO DO WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES? We come under the same requirements as the disposal facilities in use regarding safety, security and dialogue with the local stakeholders. The site is monitored on a continuous basis, centred on the disposal structures and the covering, and also on the drainage and management systems for the water and waste released into the environment. In 2013, we began the 3rd phase of the work to reinforce the covering and renovate the underground gravity drainage network. The overall safety/security results continue to be positive, as regards both the results of the French nuclear authority inspections and the impact of the facility on the environment, which is 1,000 times lower than that of natural radioactivity. Concerning dialogue with our local stakeholders, which has been constant for many years, it was particularly open in 2013 with the local information committee regarding the tritium investigations carried out in We also welcomed 1,300 visitors to the site, from various backgrounds (school groups, delegations from other countries, tourists, etc.) who were able to see, amongst other things, an exhibition about Cigéo and the environment discovery trail. Andra also took part in special events held within the framework of the Science Festival. SAFETY AND SECURITY PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY The two inspections carried out by the French nuclear safety authority in 2013 gave rise to just one finding of a regulatory nature. THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES REFERS TO THE AGENCY S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, IN PARTICULAR CONCERNING THE ACTIONS LINKED TO THE MEMORY OF THE SITES. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS FIELD? For several years now, we have been executing numerous projects focussing on the past of the sites, with which we associate the elected officials and the local population. In 2013, we submitted a report to the French nuclear safety authority presenting the conclusions of the ten-year investigations into the detailed memory of the facility, carried out the previous year by 13 experts from different backgrounds. In parallel, the working group on site memory took a careful, active look at the matter, opening up possible new solutions in 2013 to preserve and pass on memory to future generations. IN 2013, YOU ASKED IPSOS TO CARRY OUT AN OPINION SURVEY ON THE MANCHE DISPOSAL FACILITY. WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THE SURVEY? Among the 600 people surveyed in the Cherbourg area, most knew about the existence of the facility and were confident in the maintenance of the site and that its memory would be preserved. However, 50% of them thought that it was still taking in waste. The further away from the facility the people lived, the less confidence they placed in it as regards safety and protection of the environment. We will therefore put the accent on providing further information to enhance levels of awareness about us and encourage dialogue.

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33 PUBLIC EXPERT 31 Andra is the public expert on which the French Government relies to draw up the National plan for managing radioactive materials and waste (PNGMDR), which is updated every three years, and notably in p. 31 Pe Public expert In 2013, Andra also continued to accomplish its public service mission of collecting radioactive objects from private individuals and local authorities, and cleaning up sites polluted by radioactivity. Recovery of the lightning conductor from the church in Bailly-le-Franc

34 32 PUBLIC EXPERT PNGMDR CONTINUING TO OPTIMISE RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT THE NATIONAL PLAN FOR MANAGING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND WASTE (PNGMDR) FOR THE PERIOD SETS THE TARGETS FOR CONTINUING TO ENSURE THE SAFE LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF ALL FRENCH RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND WASTE. Unloading a concrete waste package in a cell at the disposal facility for low- and intermediate-level short-lived waste An exhaustive, pluralistic approach The PNGMDR is drawn up every three years under the aegis of the Directorate general for energy and the climate (DGEC) and the French nuclear safety authority (ASN), and its end purpose is to provide a steering tool for managing all the radioactive materials and waste produced in France. This means that it has to be exhaustive, so it is based on the National inventory of radioactive materials and waste, which Andra draws up as part of its public service missions. In conformity with the requirements set out in European directive 2011/70/ Euratom on waste management, which requires each Government to set up a national waste management programme, new elements were added to the version of the PNGMDR, such as disposal sites memory and financial information. The PNGMDR must also provide a transparent overview covering management of radioactive materials and waste, by integrating the expertise and ideas of the various stakeholders: the French Government, assessment and control authorities, waste producers, and Andra, together with the representatives of elected officials and environmental protection associations. Fresh challenges for Andra The PNGMDR carries on from the actions begun under the previous plan and contains a reminder about continuing studies and research concerning the Cigéo deep geological disposal facility with a view to Andra s submitting a repository licence application for the facility. In parallel, the producers of HL and IL-LL waste are continuing to examine, jointly with Andra, the best ways of recognising, processing and packaging some of these types of waste. Within the framework of the new plan, Andra also has the objective of setting out scenarios for managing lowlevel long-lived (LL-LL) waste. Moreover, the new PNGMDR asks the Agency to develop new ways of dealing with very low-level waste (VLLW), whose estimated volumes far outstrip the disposal capacities of Cires (the industrial facility for grouping, storage and disposal). The challenge here is to preserve the rare resource that these disposal facilities represent. Among the other requests, there is also that of estimating the investments to be made to ensure the long-term existence of the methods for dealing with the waste collected by Andra (medical sector, research other than the CEA, industry other than nuclear power plants). DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE FROM MONACO The French Government agrees to an exception Each year, the principality of Monaco produces about 165 kg of radioactive waste from sources other than nuclear power plants. This waste comes from hospitals, research facilities, laboratories and the Monaco SMA (sewerage and refuse collection company). Due to the small size of the principality, it is unable to set up a satisfactory disposal facility in terms of safety. The law dated 4 July 2013 enables France to accept that waste in its facilities. This constitutes an agreement of an exceptional nature, which translates the special relations of friendship set up between the principality of Monaco and France, linked by a shared destiny. This agreement applies solely to the principality of Monaco and concerns a limited quantity of waste from sources other than nuclear power plants, provided by a predefined list of producers.

35 PUBLIC EXPERT 33 CLEANING UP COLLECTION UNDER THE LAW PASSED IN 2006, ANDRA IS ENTRUSTED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT WITH THE PUBLICLY FUNDED TASK OF CLEANING UP POLLUTED SITES AND GROUND WITH DEFAULTING OWNERS. MOST OF THE SITES HOUSED ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS, SUCH AS EXTRACTION OF RADIUM FOR MEDICAL OR PERSONAL HYGIENE PURPOSES, OR MANUFACTURING AND APPLYING LUMINOUS PAINTS. About 30 sites ARE CURRENTLY BEING CLEANED UP AND REHABILITATED mainly as part of the radium operation with the French nuclear safety authority and the French institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety. Finalisation of two major projects Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne) In 2013, Andra began the final clean-up phase for the two most heavily polluted areas in the Coudraies district. Between 1904 and 1957, the area was used by the société nouvelle du radium before seeing individual housing development. In recent years, Andra carried out numerous clean-up campaigns, including cleaning up old buildings in which radium had been handled, and which have since been converted into housing. The final phase concerns demolition of a house built on polluted ground, cleaning up the two most heavily contaminated areas and backfilling the areas with clean soil. The areas will be turned into parks and gardens. OLD RADIOACTIVE OBJECTS COLLECTED IN LIGHTNING OBJECTS CONDUCTOR TIPS AS PART OF ITS PUBLIC SERVICE MISSION, ANDRA IS ALSO IN CHARGE OF COLLECTING AND DEALING WITH OLD RADIOACTIVE OBJECTS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THESE INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, RADIUM FOUNTAINS, ALARM CLOCKS WITH LUMINOUS HANDS, OR LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS WITH RADIOACTIVE TIPS, WHICH WERE SOLD UNTIL Recovery of radioactive objects from a private individual In December 2013, Andra carried out a collection operation at a private house in Yvelines. Warned by his neighbours that the former owner was a doctor who had apparently hidden radioactive objects for medical uses during the German occupation, the owner contacted Andra after finding unusually high radiological readings with a counter. Andra, the French nuclear safety authority and the French institute for radiation protection and nuclear safety intervened to confirm the presence of radioactive objects buried in the basement, under the stairs. A safety cordon was placed round the house, and the radioactive objects were quickly packaged and taken to the Andra Aube industrial facilities on 18 December Pargny-sur-Saulx (Marne) The site was contaminated by radioactive residues (thorium) from the Orflam Plast factory making lighter flints, which closed in The scale of ground pollution, which had spread to two areas outside the site (Gravière lake and la Peupleraie), entailed almost sixteen years of work. In 2013, the site entered its final rehabilitation phase with the demolition of the factory buildings and confinement of the rubble on the spot. Over 2,000 tonnes of clay and 3,000 tonnes of earth will be required to cover the rubble and ensure long-term confinement. The Orflam site before demolition TO FIND OUT MORE Making sites polluted by radioactivity safe or rehabilitating them

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37 INFORMATION AND DIALOGUE CENTRE Dialogue, consultation, and information guide the policy of communication applied by Andra towards the general public and its stakeholders. Indeed, the sensitive nature of its activities and the questions that they raise entail an approach that combines openness and exchanges of views. The approach was illustrated during the public debate concerning Cigéo, and it was reconfirmed on all Andra s sites in p. 35 dc Information and dialogue centre Visitors to the CSA public information centre during the open day at the CSA

38 36 INFORMATION AND DIALOGUE CENTRE In the contract of agreed objectives, the French Government asks Andra to continue its communication efforts in order to confirm its position as a reference source of information on radioactive waste management and build up trust through intensified levels of exchanges with the general public and the stakeholders. Valerie Renauld, Director of Communication, goes back over Andra s communication policy and the actions taken in 2013 to meet the request. WHAT COMMUNICATION STRATEGY IS ANDRA APPLYING TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES SET BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT? Our mission is to distribute reliable, regular information with real teaching content, to enable as many people as possible to fully grasp the societal challenges linked to radioactive waste management. To do so, we try to adapt our communication to our audiences and their expectations, by proposing various vectors of information on radioactive waste: Andra s Journal, Web sites, videos, and freely accessible information leaflets. In parallel, for many years now, we have encouraged exchanges of views with the general public, elected officials, economic players and associations, to ensure open, constructive dialogue. There are lots of opportunities for meetings and discussions: visits to our facilities, exhibitions, conferences, etc. The social networks and our Web sites also provide forums for exchanges of views and dialogue with the general public, who do not hesitate to express their points of view and their concerns; visits to the forums are increasing fast, and Andra systematically replies to each of the questions posed to it. Andra listens to its local residents, and it carried out a survey among them, as it does every year, to find out about their expectations and concerns (see opposite). WHAT COMMUNICATION ACTIONS CARRIED OUT IN 2013 HAVE HELPED YOU TO MEET THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT S REQUESTS? 2013 was marked, of course, by the public debate on Cigéo. During that period, Andra s communication about the Cigéo project was put on hold, at the request of the Specific commission for the public debate (CPDP). However, we had communicated widely on the subject before the public debate, in particular among the elected officials, the associations and the population living near the Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre. Nonetheless, it is worth pointing out that during the discussions, we made every effort to reply to the questions and comments put to us, such as those from the ethics working group set up at the initiative of Marc Stenger, the chairman of Pax Christi France, or from the local and national press. The temporary halt to communication in the Meuse/Haute-Marne did not hamper our information on the Agency s other sites in the Manche and Aube, where there were numerous visits and conferences throughout In the same way, we continued to meet the local information committees (CLIs) in the areas concerned. Geothermal energy was a major theme of discussions with the Bure CLIS, as was the LL-LL project with that of the Aube facilities; the discussions with the Manche facility committee covered the results of a new study carried out by the Association for control of radioactivity in the west (Acro) on monitoring tritium levels under the facility. 0 km > 30 km ANXIETY AND TRUST THE PARADOXES OF DISTANCE CMHM (Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre) CI2A (Andra Aube industrial facilities) CSM (Manche facility) 1. Do you trust Andra as being able to manage its facilities? 0 km < 15 km 70 < 30 km > 30 km TRUST CONFIANCE PLACED EN IN L'ANDRA (en (%) ) < 15 km 54 < 30 km CMHM CI2A 53 CMHM CI2A CSM Does the presence of the Andra facilities worry you personally? CSM SENTIMENT FEELINGS D'INQUIÉTUDE OF ANXIETY (en (%) ) 3. Do you find that you have been given enough information about Andra s activities? 0 km < 15 km 62 < 30 km CMHM CI2A 66 CSM > 30 km VALÉRIE RENAULD SUFFICIENTLY SUFFISAMMENT WELL INFORMÉS INFORMED (en(%) ) Survey carried out by Ipsos for Andra in 2013 among the population living near its installations

39 INFORMATION AND DIALOGUE CENTRE 37 INFORMING, MEETING, EXCHANGING VIEWS LAUNCH OF THE LES ARPENTEURS.ORG BLOG Edited by Andra and kept by the prospecting magazine editors Usbeck & Rica, this blog is a space for thinking about the societal, philosophical and technical challenges linked to radioactive waste, dealing with the subjects through the eyes of philosophers, scientists, historians, sociologists and artists. AUBE MEUSE / HAUTE-MARNE MANCHE FROM HOMER TO OPPENHEIMER AT THE PALAIS DE LA DÉCOUVERTE After travelling for two years, from the Aube facilites and the Meuse/ Haute-Marne Centre, to Nancy and Limoges, via Sofia Antipolis, this exhibition covering the phenomenon of radioactivity adopting an educational approach, came to Paris in December CIGÉO.COM, OPEN TO DIALOGUE Throughout the period covered by the public debate, this site, which presents the complete deep geological disposal project, saw large numbers of visits. Until May 2013, Internet users had the possibility of making comments, of which there were plenty, or asking questions about the various facets of the Cigéo project. CIGÉO MAG, 2 NEW ISSUES Cigéomag is a themed supplement to the Andra Journal that throws fresh light on the Cigéo project. The two new issues published in 2013 presented the approaches taken by the other countries and the history of the Cigéo project. Each issue can be downloaded from Cigéo.com. OVER 800 VISITORS AT THE OPEN DAY Once again, the general public responded favourably in September 2013 for the 20th annual rendezvous, which enabled people to visit the installations of the Aube disposal facilities and find out more about the Cigéo and LL-LL projects. The Aube geological association and the Nature de Der association also organised special events for children on fossils and insects. NATURE DAYS: 300 SCHOOLCHILDREN WELCOMED During the Nature Days, from 23 to 28 May 2013, 300 children 6 to 12 years of age from the nearby leisure centres and schools took part in the workshops dedicated to the observation and study of insects that were held in the reception building of the Aube industrial facilities. CONFERENCES The CSA organised several conferences in 2013, covering themes linked to the environment, science and conserving the history of the facilities Freshwater in the world Science and art: dinosaurs in the digital age A famous centenarian: the atom The pocket show Postcard memories CONVICTION OR REASON? Perception of ionising rays among doctors A dinner debate was held on this theme at the Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre in May 2013, bringing together general practitioners from both départements to hear Professor Jean-Claude Artus, former department head in nuclear medicine at Nîmes University Hospital and a member of the Marcoule local information committee. The subject covered the low and very low doses of radioactivity used in medicine (imaging, scanning, radiography) and in which professional health specialists are not always as well versed as they are in the high doses used in radiotherapy. PRIDE OF PLACE FOR CHEMISTRY At the end of January 2013, the Saudron technological centre housed the exhibition A passing look at chemistry with its labs. Organised by the University of Lorraine, it presents the various applications of chemistry based on the research carried out in the regional laboratories. SUPPLEMENTS ON CIGÉO IN THE LOCAL PAPERS L Est Républicain and the Journal de la Haute-Marne set up a partnership with Andra to publish, prior to the public debate, two special supplements devoted to the beginnings of Cigéo and a presentation of an international panorama on geological disposal projects respectively. The writer of the supplements, a journalist at l Est Républicain, who was free to present his views, covered the subject on the basis of the contrasting statements made by Andra and its opponents. ALMOST 14,000 visitors welcomed to the Andra sites SCIENCE DAYS IN CAEN Andra was present once again at the event organised in Caen by the Basse- Normandie science relay association on 12 and 13 October Over 500 visitors were thus able to find out more about the activities of the Manche disposal facility, thanks to workshops and special teaching events on monitoring the environment and ensuring that the history of the site is not forgotten. THE ALL ABOUT THE CIGÉO PROJECT EXHIBITION Organised in the reception building of the Manche facility from 26 May to 15 December, during the public debate, the exhibition provided a full overview covering every aspect of the project. TO FIND OUT MORE Go to the Arpenteurs blog, a curious journey into the world of radioactive waste To find out more about radioactive waste and its management, go to déchets-radioactifs.com Cigéo.com, all the information and the latest news about the project

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41 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER 39 Present among the major international bodies and special events, Andra participates in several research programmes. Its well-known expertise enables it to place its know-how at the service of numerous countries all over the world, via cooperation and consulting-assistance contracts, such as those signed in 2013 with Romania and the United Kingdom. p. 39 p International player International forum on the trust placed by the stakeholders, organised by the AEN (Agency for Nuclear Energy)

42 40 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER Andra s expertise is a reference on the international scene. In the contract of agreed objectives, the French Government asked Andra to maintain its presence in the various international bodies and continue to sell its knowhow on markets outside France. Gérald Ouzounian, International Director, explains how the Agency meets this request. GÉRALD OUZOUNIAN WHAT ROLE DOES ANDRA PLAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL BODIES? At an international level, the Agency s main mission is to promote the French achievements and policy as regards long-term management of radioactive waste. In this respect, it plays an active part in the work of the international bodies. In the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Andra is a member of the International radioactive waste technical committee. It is also highly active as a member of the bureau for the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC) of the Nuclear energy agency (NEA), which it chaired for six years up to March Lastly, it plays a major role regarding the European Commission Directorate-General for research. In particular, in 2013 it completed the projects covering monitoring of geological disposal and started work on the projects covering gallery closure and sealing, as part of the European research platform, the Implementing Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste Technology Platform (IGD-TP), for which it provides the secretariat. Moreover, the Agency was again present in 2013 at the main international events dedicated to radioactive waste management, such as the Euradwaste conferences in Lithuania, the Waste Management Symposium in Phoenix or the ICEM in Brussels INTERNATIONAL TURNOVER OF ALMOST 2 MILLION EUROS HOW DOES THE AGENCY DISSEMINATE ITS KNOW-HOW OUTSIDE FRANCE? Andra collaborates with the major radioactive waste management agencies in other countries, mainly via cooperation agreements that enable it to exchange expertise and execute missions to provide assistance and advice. The agreements signed in previous years with South Korea, Romania and the United Kingdom saw ongoing cooperation in 2013, as did those signed more recently, for example with China, the USA and Russia. The Agency can also be contacted within the framework of institutional exchanges between States, as was the case with Saudi Arabia in In parallel, it is developing a commercial offer covering all its fields of expertise and enabling it to intervene at all levels of its customers projects. For example, two new commercial contracts were signed with Romania and Hungary in THE CONTRACT OF AGREED OBJECTIVES EXPLICITLY ASKS THE AGENCY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FRENCH NATIONAL EFFORTS TO EXPORT CIVIL NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT THIS POSITION, WHICH LEADS THE AGENCY TO ABANDON ITS USUAL NEUTRALITY. Andra s mission is not to promote nuclear technology at an international level, but to promote all over the world the safe longterm radioactive waste management that it implements in France. On the strength of its experience, it is firmly convinced of the necessity of integrating the question of radioactive waste as far upstream as possible before commissioning nuclear reactors. A reminder of this was given by Marie-Claude Dupuis, Andra s chief executive officer, during the 2013 Euradwaste conference and during the events to celebrate 30 years of nuclear cooperation between China and France.

43 INTERNATIONAL PLAYER 41 A MAJOR ROLE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE UNITED KINGDOM CIGÉO, A REFERENCE FOR THE GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL PROJECT The NDA, the British nuclear decommissioning authority, has decided to develop a geological disposal project, relying amongst other sources on Andra s experience with the Cigéo project. The contract signed with the Agency covers possibilities of adaptation or evolutions in the experience acquired with Cigéo and on the specific developments that prove necessary. Transfer and/ or cooperation procedures are put forward for each phase identified. ROMANIA A FAR-REACHING AGREEMENT The commercial agreement, signed on 11 July 2013 and covering a 4-year period, calls on all the Agency s areas of expertise and ranges over a wide field of activities: management strategy for radioactive waste (waste inventory, characterisation, processing, packaging and recycling, dismantling), R&D, overall design for disposal of low- and intermediate-level waste and geological disposal for spent fuel and high-level waste, communication and exchanges of views with the public, reviews and expert examinations. HUNGARY A GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL PROJECT WITH ANDRA Under the agreement signed in 2011, PURAM, the Hungarian equivalent of Andra, sought to rely on the Agency s experience when preparing its programme of investigations for geological disposal of its spent fuel in a clay formation. Andra is intervening initially to help it to draw up a development plan for the project. The Chairman of Andra, F.M. Gonnot, with the Head of the research at K.A. Care (King Abdulaziz City of atomic and renewable energy - Saudi Arabia) MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR COUNTRIES BUILDING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, which are planning to build nuclear power plants, are interested in the French model of radioactive waste management. In this respect, Andra is participating in the official exchanges between France and the authorities in those countries, to which it proposes its services to implement an organisation suited to safe long-term management of their radioactive waste, and to design and build disposal facilities, with a pilot phase if necessary, enabling the local teams to acquire training and get ready to deal with the waste from the future power stations. Aube industrial facilities an international reference The surface disposal concepts developed by Andra have aroused the interest of the safety authorities and governments in other countries, which are building disposal facilities or are seeking to set up such facilities. This led forty or so delegations from other countries to visit the Aube industrial facilities in Some of these visits lead to requests for training or to the signing of contracts covering assistance and advice. Participation in the IAEA reviews and expert investigations Andra provides support for the reviews and expert investigations requested of the International atomic energy agency (IAEA), as was the case in 2013 for reviews carried out on disposal projects in Romania and Iraq. The Agency s objective is to promote its expertise and experience and propose its services for development of design work and installations, with a constant view to ensuring safe management of radioactive waste. Conferences and congresses 2013 ICEM* The Agency was present as an exhibitor at the international ICEM* conference held in Brussels in September This event, which is given over to cleaning up the environment and to radioactive waste management, brought together over 500 participants, scientific experts, engineers, technical developers and institutional staff of all nationalities. Andra made the most of this exceptional opportunity to meet its customers and prospects, to present all its assistance and consulting services exhaustively; they cover research and engineering work to design disposal facilities, the task of setting up an institutional framework and a management methodology (inventory, management plan for radioactive materials and waste, characterisation of packages, etc.) together with the societal aspects (dialogue with the stakeholders, ensuring that disposal facilities are not forgotten, economic development of the territories concerned, etc.). * International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management 2013 EURADWASTE During the opening ceremony for this conference, which was given over to radioactive waste management, and was held in Vilnius in October 2013, Marie- Claude Dupuis, Andra s chief executive officer, gave an overview of long-term management of spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste. After pointing out that deep geological disposal was the safest sustainable option for their management, she insisted in particular on the need to ensure the territorial integration of geological disposal facilities, by developing dialogue and enhancing levels of trust with the local population and players. She concluded her talk by calling on the nuclear industrial concerns and the heads of government to anticipate management of radioactive waste and spent fuel at the earliest possible moment.

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45 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT 43 In order to accomplish its missions, Andra has to obtain the skills necessary to develop its activities, control the costs of its industrial facilities and the future disposal facilities, and make sure that it plays an active part in the economic, social and cultural life of its territories. In 2013 in particular, this translated into taking on 64 new staff members, raising productivity considerably and ensuring high levels of involvement in the form of local procurement and support for numerous local initiatives. p. 43 Ree Responsible, efficient establishment General view of the village of Vouthon-Bas in Meuse

46 44 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT HUMAN RESOURCES The contract of agreed objectives highlights the need for jobs and skills management and motivation of the staff able to meet the new challenges facing Andra, and in particular that of managing the Cigéo and LL-LL projects. Paul Talneau, Director of Human Resources, presents the means implemented to do so. PAUL TALNEAU WHAT REPLIES CAN YOU MAKE TO THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT S REQUESTS REGARDING JOBS AND SKILLS MANAGEMENT? The Government has asked us to anticipate our needs, and we have already begun to do so. Proof of this can be seen in our sustained policy of taking on new staff: 61 staff members hired in 2012, and 64 in 2013, including 23 at the facilities in the provinces. The staff taken on cover all our fields of activity: engineering, safety, research and development, operation of the existing facilities, customer relations, and support functions (procurement, communication, secretariat, etc.). In 2013, Andra signed a contract between generations, giving priority to jobs for young people and transmission of skills by keeping on and taking on older staff members. In this framework, we are developing work experience contracts (there are currently 20 contracts in force), with the main objective of enhancing skills in local enterprises, thus contributing to economic growth and increasing the attractiveness of the areas around our facilities. Adapting and maintaining skills also involves internal promotion, facilitating access to wider responsibilities, and training, for which the budget stands at 4.5% of our payroll saw further application of the manager training programme. Training in project management was implemented to ensure use of a common project management baseline throughout the Agency. With six other public bodies (BRGM, INERIS, CNES, EFS, ONERA, and UNIVERSCIENCE), we have also set up a training program with certification for managers of managers and local managers. HOW DO YOU FEDERATE THE STAFF AROUND THE NEW CHALLENGES FACING THE AGENCY? Several initiatives were taken in 2013, aimed at creating cohesion around our new challenges: implementing an internal satisfaction/ involvement barometer to measure levels of staff expectations and concerns, executive meetings with the directors and department heads, who play a key part in meeting targets and motivating the teams, together with the procedure to spread the corporate values. Staff motivation also involves active social dialogue, leaving plenty of room for collective bargaining. In this respect, we signed an agreement in 2013 covering implementation of teleworking, on an experimental basis, at the staff members initiative and on the basis of one day a week. The agreement, which covers a two-year period, concerns 5% of the Agency s staff. A new staff agreement was also signed; like the previous ones, it is based on individual and collective performance, in compliance with the principle of fairness and overall coherence. All the actions taken in 2013 tend towards a single end purpose: employing male and female staff with confirmed skills, who are fully aware of the changes occurring in the Agency.

47 45 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT BREAKDOWN BY FACILITY AND AREA* *Not including PhD or post-doctoral students STAFF TAKEN ON IN 2013 Number of staff members per facility at end 2013 MANCHE DISPOSAL FACILITY HEADQUARTERS IN CHÂTENAY AUBE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES MEUSE/ HAUTEMARNE CENTRE 7 Scientific activities Customer relations 149 Support functions TOTAL Other activities 8 8 Engineering and projects Operation of installations CHANGES IN STAFF LEVELS* 532 AVERAGE AGE PER CATEGORY AT END 2013* 43.7 years PER CATEGORY* years IC 40 years OETAM 44.3 years IC 45.3 years OETAM 42.6 years PROFESSIONAL EQUALITY* 401 Engineers and executives (IC) Workers, administrative staff, technicians and supervisory staff (OETAM) years

48 46 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT ASSETS DEDICATED TO ENSURING FINANCING FOR NUCLEAR OUTLAYS (ANDRA PROVISIONS 46.5 M) ANDRA MUTUAL FUND 42.9 M FINANCING FOR ACTIVITIES IN 2013 Financing for Cigéo 55 Commercial contracts 40 I.E. 92 LEVEL OF COVERAGE AT END Public grants 1 European contracts CHANGES IN OPERATING COSTS in M Purchases and external outlays Staff costs OVERHEADS / STAFF RATIO in K /FTE worked (under 2013 economic conditions) CONTRACT TARGET

49 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT 47 FINANCIAL RESOURCES The contract of agreed objectives states that it is up to Andra on the one hand to ensure that the long-term financial liabilities are met for the waste under its responsibility, and on the other hand to control costs. These two objectives lie within the scope of governance; Gaëlle Saquet, corporate secretary, tells us about them and the actions taken in 2013 to reach them. GAËLLE SAQUET WHAT MEANS DO YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO FINANCE THE AGENCY S PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES? Financing for Andra s disposal activities is provided in accordance with the polluter pays principle. This is done via commercial contracts for the LL-LL project for example, or for the facilities in operation, or via a fund fed by a research tax collected from operators of basic nuclear installations for the Cigéo project. Following the Governing Board s decision to launch the preliminary outline phase of Cigéo, a new fund was set up as from 2014: the design fund. As from 2014, the fund will provide 112 M of further finance for the industrial design work on the project, to enable the Agency to prepare its repository licence application for the facility within the lead times set by law. Andra also receives Government grants amounting to 4.8 M to finance its missions of general interest, and in particular the work to draw up the national inventory and clean up polluted sites. HOW DOES THE AGENCY ENSURE THAT ITS LONG-TERM FINANCIAL LIABILITIES ARE MET? It is up to each producer of radioactive waste to ensure that the long-term financial liabilities are met, whether the waste stems from nuclear power plants or not. It is a question of setting aside provisions for the future costs of managing the waste and ensuring that they are financed by constituting dedicated assets, in compliance with article 20 of the French law dated 28 June In 2013, the provisions set aside by the Agency under this scheme for the waste under its financial responsibility amounted to 46.5 M, covered up to 92% by the dedicated asset fund set up in The objective decided on by the Governing Board is to reach 100% by the end of 2014, ahead of the legislative deadline. The Governing Board also opted for secure, responsible management of the dedicated assets, with an allocation authorising up to 25% in shares in order to obtain a minimum longterm return of 3.5% without exposing the agency to stock market fluctuations. Lastly, the strategy gives priority to products classified as socially responsible investments (SRIs) when a choice has to be made among comparable profiles regarding risks and returns. At the end of 2013, the investments known as SRIs amounted to 3.8 M, i.e. 9% of the portfolio. WHAT STEPS HAVE YOU TAKEN TO CONTROL COSTS? Like all State-owned operators, Andra has to participate in the efforts to reduce public deficits by controlling its overheads. The contract of agreed objectives asks us to comply on average, over the period set, with an overheads/staff levels ratio of 19.5 K. In 2013, we reached a level 6% lower than that ratio. The Agency is also required to finance its industrial activities, by controlling the costs of the disposal facilities in operation. The producers have set Andra productivity improvement objectives that modulate the margins earned in the light of the success of the operations carried out. In 2013, the objectives were reached. As well as paying increased attention to minor outlays (travel expenses, office supplies, etc.), we are also looking carefully at the performance levels of the computer tools, because they are a major element of productivity. The more ergonomic and efficient software programs are, the more efficiently the staff can carry out their work. This result target is measured each year on the key systems, via satisfaction surveys. In 2013, the objective was exceeded, with 87% of satisfied staff members. Moreover, a Procurement action plan has been implemented to cut costs, covering purchases as such by opening up the procurement system to competition, and also internal performance levels, in particular by progressively implementing paperless flows. In 2013, the savings compared with the planned outlays stood at 8.4 M, i.e. cost reductions of 3.5%. Lastly, Andra has resolutely tackled the task of controlling its project costs, and in particular those of the Cigéo project. We have entrusted a major firm with the task of continuously auditing execution of the work to cost the project, which is an extremely complex process that involves detailed analysis of the design work in progress, and also the feedback provided by other industrial players.

50 48 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREAS CONCERNED The contract of agreed objectives asked Andra to ensure that it is recognised as a contributor to local economic growth, in particular by providing support for the enterprises present on the spot and encouraging job creation. Jean-Paul Baillet, Andra s Deputy Executive Officer and Director of the Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre, goes over the main outlines of the economic policy applied by the Agency in the areas in which its facilities are located. JEAN-PAUL BAILLET HOW DOES ANDRA SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH? The first thing to point out is that where Andra is present, it creates jobs. There are direct jobs, of course, with almost 40% of its staff spread among its three facilities, but there are also indirect and spin-off jobs, for its service providers and the activities that all the employees generate locally. In recent years, the Agency has also applied a highly proactive policy of encouraging small and mediumsized local enterprises to reply to its calls for tenders. To do so, it organises the Become an Andra service provider operation in particular, a day during which local enterprises can dialogue with Andra. Over and above jobs, the local taxes generated by its presence make a considerable contribution to revitalising the local economic fabric. Indeed, some municipalities in the areas where Andra facilities are located have shown renewed growth. This is the case for Morvilliers, for example, one of the municipalities housing Cires in Aube, which has seen reinstallation of a nursery school, construction of new houses, and opening of a local shop, in just a few years. The Agency also takes care to ensure that it is integrated in the local social and cultural life. It helps to develop industrial tourism, which attracts thousands of visitors to its three sites each year. Its investment in the local fabric also translates each year into sponsoring of numerous associations or special events, on themes that it finds important, such as spreading an interest in science or transmitting awareness of the facilities among future generations. Lastly, it is necessary to highlight the role that Andra plays in training for young people, thanks to partnership agreements signed with the local universities and vocational high schools. Overall, we can say that Andra is an enterprise that is well integrated in the areas where its facilities are located, and that provides strong support for local development. The purchases made locally, which amounted to 19.4 M in all in 2013, provide tangible proof of the fact. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE SITUATION REGARDING THE SUPPORT PROVIDED FOR THE CIGÉO PROJECT? Due to Andra s presence in Meuse and Haute-Marne, the producers of waste support the economic development of the two départements via funds paid to the Public interest groups that manage the funds and by making direct investments of an industrial or services nature. Beyond that, an industrial project of the size of Cigéo requires a lot of preparatory work in the areas concerned. Andra makes a contribution by providing input data for implementing, under the aegis of the Meuse prefecture, the interdepartmental territorial development plan, a document that was published early in 2013 on the public debate website. The work must now be continued with a view to preparing the repository licence application for Cigéo. Moreover, with the Underground laboratory, the Perennial Observatory of the Environment and the Ecological library, for which the construction work was completed in 2013, Andra holds the quality label for a research infrastructure designated by the acronym SOMET (Structure for Observation and Memory of the Environment and the earth). Under the National Government-Region planning contracts, which were discussed in 2013, in liaison with the technological university of Troyes and the university of Lorraine, Andra proposed adding a teaching unit to the set-up, providing students with the possibility of accessing the site research infrastructures, databases and demonstrators. Another action aimed at developing activities in Meuse and Haute-Marne M EXCLUSIVE OF VAT OF PROCUREMENT PURCHASES IN AUBE, HAUTE-MARNE, MEUSE AND MANCHE

51 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT 49 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN ACTIONS ECONOMIC BACKING BECOME AN ANDRA SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE AUBE DISPOSAL FACILITIES Each year since 2009, with the Energic ST 52/55 association, Andra has organised a day of meetings and exchanges of views with the local service providers in the Meuse/Haute-Marne, Aube and Manche. The objective is to enable them to find out about the Agency s projects and needs and encourage them to reply to the calls for tenders. The 5th day was held at the CSA (Aube disposal facilities) for the first time, on 7 November 2013, and it brought together more than 120 representatives of local enterprises. HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT AROUND CIGÉO On 4 February 2013, the High-level committee (CHN) held a meeting at the Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre, chaired by Delphine Batho, the French minister of ecology, sustainable development and energy, and in the presence of the local elected officials, the Prefects, and the senior management of Andra, Areva, EDF and the CEA. Amongst other matters, the meeting led to a decision to strengthen support for local enterprises in the engineering work for the Cigéo project, in order to maintain their competitiveness. The committee also examined the current status of the interdepartmental territorial development plan (SIDT) and validated in particular the options concerning transport of the incoming packages of waste and the layout of the surface installations; these options were presented during the public debate. SETTING UP AND TAKING OVER ENTERPRISES IN THE AUBE In 2013 and for the 7th consecutive year, Andra was a partner in the competition organised by the Initiative Aube association, to grant awards for entrepreneurial spirit on the basis of criteria concerning economic drive (job creation, growth in turnover, etc.), innovation and commitment to sustainable development. WELCOME TO OUR ENTERPRISES OPERATION For several years now, the Manche disposal facility has been a partner in this operation, which is run by the Normandy Chambers of Agriculture, Craft Trades and Commerce and Industry, with a view to enhancing the activities and know-how present in the region. In 2013, 114 enterprises thus opened their doors to the general public, highlighting the new technologies that they are developing.

52 50 RESPONSIBLE, EFFICIENT ESTABLISHMENT JOBS / TRAINING OVER 1,500 JOBS CREATED AROUND THE MEUSE/ HAUTE-MARNE CENTRE The meeting organised in Saudron by Andra on 12 July 2013 enabled fifty or so local elected officials and representatives of the enterprises in Meuse and Haute-Marne to find out more about the economic spin-offs in the employment area generated by the activities of the producers of waste from nuclear power stations (EDF, CEA, and AREVA). Since 2006, 1,000 permanent jobs have thus been created with a turnover of 170 million euros, to which we can add over 500 jobs created by the Andra Meuse/Haute-Marne Centre. If the Cigéo disposal facility is approved, Andra estimates that its construction will create direct work for 1,300 to 2,300 people between 2019 and 2025 and for 600 to 1,000 people throughout the facility s operating period (more than a century). JOBS IN A RADIUS OF UP TO 50 KM AROUND THE FACILITY In 2013, the Lorraine regional directorate of the INSEE statistical survey organisation published a study made in 2010/2011 on the impact of Andra s presence in terms of jobs in the Bure-Saudron area, in the municipalities located within an hour s travelling time of the Laboratory. The study showed that the Bure Laboratory generates activities in numerous sectors of the local economy (industry, construction, transport, shops, services, etc.), which represented about 840 jobs in 2011, of which about 670 jobs were direct and indirect, and 170 spin-off jobs. DAY OF MEETINGS WITH UTT STUDENTS Once again, Andra was present in October 2013 at the enterprises forum organised each year by the technological university of Troyes (UTT). The goal of the forum is to encourage exchanges of views between enterprises and students looking for work experience or their first job. The Agency collected over 80 CVs. PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN WASSY (HAUTE-MARNE) Each year, Andra organises handson work sessions with its partner enterprises at the Meuse/Haute- Marne Centre, during which the youngsters at Emile Baudot high school preparing a certificate of professional competence in safety or a vocational baccalauréat in safety and prevention visit the installations and attend exercises and presentations of activities. This enables them to round off their theoretical knowledge with a practical field approach. SPONSORSHIPS KEEPING THE WORKS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD For many years, Andra has been a partner of the Louis François UNESCO centre in Troyes, whose calling is to inscribe childhood and youth in mankind s collective memory. It was thus quite natural that Andra should be associated with the creation of an art library set up to house a collection of 6,500 works by children and youngsters aged between 3 and 25. The works were selected from among 80,000 works from over 100 countries and received in the framework of the international artistic creation competition organised by the centre since They are to be lent out to the municipalities, schools and other local organisations. GARDE RÉPUBLICAINE SHOW Andra sponsored this show, which brought the cavalry regiment and the band of the Garde Républicaine together in September 2013 for a spectacular demonstration of the art of dressage. It was organised at the château de Thillombois by the Meuse, the other horse region association. The association s objective is to develop and promote equestrian activities, which form part of the regional heritage, as Lorraine is the second horse region after Normandy. ZOOM EXHIBITION, A STROLL BETWEEN TWO INFINITIES This exhibition - dedicated to physics - was organised by the Basse- Normandie science relay association, in partnership with Andra, which works with the association on a regular basis and shares its objective of encouraging contacts between the general public and the scientific community. The exhibition was put on in Caen in 2013, and proposed interactive discoveries (touchscreen tables, movement sensors, augmented reality process, etc.) involving the most innovative aspects of physics. INDUSTRIAL TOURISM COUPLED VISITS TO THE MANCHE DISPOSAL FACILITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHERBOURG OFFICE OF TOURISM In 2013, as a complement to the existing Heritage of la Hague theme visit, Andra and the Cherbourg Office of Tourism set up a new visit to the Manche disposal facility, on the theme Memory: from art to science, coupled with the visit to the house in which the painter Jean-François Millet was born, as part of the Normandy impressionist festival. INTEGRATION OF THE AUBE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES IN THE AUBE TOURISM CIRCUIT Since 2013, CSA (Aube disposal facility) and Cires (Industrial facility for grouping, storage and disposal) have been officially included in the tourist destinations in Aube. The two sites, which already welcome almost four thousand visitors a year, will thus benefit from enhanced visibility to enable a wider range of people to find out about their activities.

53 Communication manager Valérie Renauld, Coordination Julia Maquet, Iconography manager Sophie Muzerelle, Graphic design and production Editor Emmanuel Cassoli Printed by Abélia Imprimerie. This annual report is printed using vegetable-based inks by an Imprim Vert certified firm, on paper eco-certified by FSC, the highest ecological, social and economic forestry standard. Cover page Disposal of LNPs (lateral neutron protection elements) from the Creys-Malville power plant at the Aube disposal facilities Photo credits Andra, P. D , O. Frimat, C. Helsly, PH. Masson, P. Maurein, F. Mercenier

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