Areva - Reference Document 2016

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SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

3. Societal information

Climate change Adapting to the consequences of climate change is reflected in the safety assessments of the facilities carried out periodically. Assumptions are regularly reviewed to factor in the latest scientific knowledge concerning global warming and the impacts on water resources and on extreme climate phenomena.

These assessments are used to adapt facility designs if necessary and to establish significant margins of safety in relation to foreseen natural events and an appropriate emergency management organization (detection of extreme weather phenomena, protection of the facilities). In 2016, several unusual weather events occurred, including heavy rains on several occasions at the group’s sites in southeastern France. AREVA suffered no damage or other impacts, demonstrating the robustness of its facilities in the face of this type of event.

2.4. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT

2016

2015

2014

Consumption Quantity of energy consumed (MWh)

2,682,363 1,398,455 13,039,127 3,882,992

2,828,046 1,558,251 12,495,078 4,081,233

3,046,986

of which for AREVA NC

Quantity of water tapped (m 3 )

12,190,745

of which for AREVA NC

Conventional waste Total tonnage of conventional waste (normal and exceptional operations)

40,544 16,292 11,119 17,330 396,755 175,547 233,320

41,857 16,600

42,979

of which for AREVA NC

Quantity of hazardous waste (MT) related to normal operations Quantity of non-hazardous waste (MT) related to normal operations

9,908

8,586

18,788

19,856

Releases Direct greenhouse gases (MT CO2 e )

526,865 301,530

444,629

✓ (1)

of which for AREVA NC

Indirect Scope 2 greenhouse gases Volatile organic compounds (MT VOC)

1,115

1,103

952

of which for AREVA NC

49

85

(1) Indicator subject to reasonable assurance.

3.

SOCIETAL INFORMATION

3.1. LOCAL ECONOMIC AND LABOR IMPACTS OF OPERATIONS

CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREVA continues to be committed to local involvement through programs aimed at contributing to the attractiveness and economic development of the communities in which its sites are based. In 2016, as part of its competitiveness plan and commitments to revitalization under its Voluntary Departure Plan in France, AREVA committed to helping communities affected by the economic changes it is undergoing through a revitalization plan and programs designed to promote the emergence of new businesses and the creation of new jobs.

A master agreement between the French State and AREVA to implement the revitalization program in France was signed on October 4, 2016 for a legal period of 36months. Themaster agreement will be applied through five local agreements in the regions and departments of Ile-de-France, theManche, Saône-et-Loire and Aude, and at the Tricastin-Marcoule platform (Drôme, Gard and Vaucluse Departments). The ultimate goal of the revitalization action plan is to create a thousand jobs in the areas impacted near affected AREVA sites. In accordance with the Company’s social and environmental values, AREVA will draw on its knowledge of the impacted communities to initiate actions suited to the specific features of each employment area. This will be done synergistically and consistent with the development dynamics specific to each community.

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