Orano

Also known as CERE

Orano SA is a French multinational nuclear fuel cycle corporation headquartered in Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine. The company is engaged in uranium mining, conversion-enrichment, spent fuel recycling, nuclear logistics, dismantling, and nuclear cycle engineering activities. It was created in 2017 as a result of restructuring and recapitalizing of the nuclear conglomerate Areva. Orano is majority owned by the French state. , Orano is the second largest uranium producer in the world with 9% share in global uranium production.

Key facts

Company.name: Orano SA
Company.predecessor: Areva
Company.logo: Orano_Logo.svg
Company.image: Siège Social Orano.jpg
Company.image_caption: Headquarters in Châtillon, Greater Paris
Company.revenue: (2024)
Company.operating_income: (2024)
Company.net_income: (2024)
Company.assets: (2024)
Company.equity: (2024)
Company.founder: Anne Lauvergeon, Pascal Colombani
Company.location_city: Châtillon (Paris)
Company.location_country

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Contents

Etymology
History
Controversies
Operations
Mining
Processing
Transportation and storage
Recycling
Engineering
Nuclear medicine
See also
References
External links

==Etymology== The name Orano is derived from Ouranos, the Greek god, and it refers to uranium. The company's circular yellow logo refers to yellowcake uranium concentrate and to the nuclear fuel cycle.