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18-634: J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO) acquired Waste Control Specialists LLC from Valhi, Inc. in January 2018. The acquisition represents JFLCO's fourth platform investment in the environmental and technical services sector. WCS also has a strategic partnership with J.F Lehman & Company portfolio company NorthStar Group Holdings, Inc., a leading provider of specialized environmental and technical services for commercial and government end markets, to support domestic electric utilities in safely decommissioning nuclear power generation sites. In partnership with Orano

36-1004: A joint venture with Kazatomprom named Katco. In Niger, Orano operates two mines near in Arlit , in northern Niger , and is also developing the Imouraren project situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Arlit. In addition, it owns the mothballed Trekkopje mine in Namibia, together with the Desalination Plant near Swakopmund . In Gabon, it owns the site of former Mounana uranium mine where mining activities were carried out between 1961 and 1999. The conversion and enrichment operations are carried out in Malvési and Tricastin sites in France. Nuclear material transport and storage services are provided through Orano TN subsidiary. In 2017

54-481: A temporary storage facility that is not at a nuclear power station or federal site, nullifying the purported license. WCS is the only privately owned and operated facility in the United States that has been licensed to treat, store and dispose of Class A, B, C low level radioactive waste (LLRW), and to store Greater than Class C LLRW. WCS’ facility in western Andrews County is the only commercial facility in

72-466: 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

90-412: Is active in all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle; Orano Mining, which is active in mining activities, including exploration, extraction, and processing of uranium ore, Orano Med which focuses on the development of therapies to fight cancer; Orano TN, which deals with the transport of nuclear materials; and Orano Projects, which is responsible for the fuel cycle engineering. As of December 2022 , Orano

108-579: Is involved in mechanical engineering and manufactures special equipment, relating to the nuclear fuel cycle, as well as serving external customers in the aerospace and defense sectors. In at least one case Orano has been contracted for feasibility studies. Orano's subsidiary Orano Med deals with nuclear medicine , including the development of therapies to fight cancer. It has laboratories in Bessines-sur-Gartempe , France, and Plano, Texas , United States. CEA Industrie From Misplaced Pages,

126-516: Is the third largest uranium producer in the world with 11% share in global uranium production. Orano operates uranium production sites in Canada , Kazakhstan , and Niger (the monopoly has been prorogated until 2040 ). The operations of Orano Canada include interests in the McClean Lake uranium mill , Cigar Lake mine, McArthur River mine , and Key Lake uranium mill. In Kazakhstan, Orano has

144-675: The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the Compagnie générale des matières nucléaires (COGEMA, now Orano Cycle ) was created. In 2001, COGEMA was merged with Framatome and CEA Industrie  [ fr ] to form Areva . In 2016, due to financial difficulties, Areva initiated a restructuring process. As part of this, it created a new fuel cycle company, dubbed as New Co or New Areva. The new company combined Areva Mines, Areva NC , Areva Projects, and Areva Business Support companies. It

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180-517: The French state. As of September 2021 , Orano is the second largest uranium producer in the world with 9% share in global uranium production. 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. Orano dates back to 1976 when based on the production division of

198-665: The NUHOMS Matrix advanced used nuclear fuel storage overpack, a high-density system for storing multiple spent fuel rods in canisters, was launched. Orano provides nuclear recycling activities at the La Hague and Melox sites in France. Orano provides nuclear fuel cycle engineering services through its subsidiary Orano Projects. Its engineering sites are located in Equeurdreville , Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines , and Bagnols-sur-Cèze , France. The subsidiary Orano Temis

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216-521: The United States licensed in more than 30 years to dispose of Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste. It is also licensed for the treatment and storage of low-level radioactive waste, and has served as a temporary storage facility for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) projects. The WCS facility also is the site of the disposal facility for the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, and

234-714: The company pursued a license for a consolidated interim storage facility (CISF). The license was issued in September of 2021. The license was challenged in court by the State of Texas which contends the license is not legal and seeks to invalidate the licensing decision. In August 2023 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the NRC does not have the authority from Congress to license such

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270-710: The license of Orano to construct the Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility, which was to be built in Bonneville County, Idaho . The project had been suspended since December 2011. At the same time Orano opened the Philippe Coste uranium conversion plant in France. Orano is engaged in uranium mining, conversion and enrichment, spent fuel recycling, nuclear logistics, dismantling, and nuclear cycle engineering activities. Its main subsidiaries include Orano Cycle , COGEMA and Areva NC, which

288-579: The red bed clay formations. Space between the containers is filled to help prevent shifting. As the cells are filled, they will be covered by more than 300 feet of liner material and red bed clay and the surface will be restored to its natural state. The plant is located 5 miles east of Eunice, New Mexico , and 35 miles west of Andrews. The surrounding area on both sides of the state border, "nuclear alley", also includes: 32°26′34″N 103°03′06″W  /  32.44287°N 103.05174°W  / 32.44287; -103.05174 Orano Orano SA

306-521: Was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of Areva; however, Areva lost control over the company as the French government invested to recapitalize the company. On 23 January 2018 the company changed its name to Orano. In February 2018, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries took 5% stakes in the company each. In September 2018, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission terminated

324-648: Was the site of the storage and disposal of byproduct material from the DOE Fernald, Ohio cleanup site in 2009. In 2011 a vote was held by the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission that will allow WCS to import waste from 36 other states across the US. Disposal of low-level radioactive waste is in concrete containers buried 45 to 100 feet below the surface in concrete-lined cells in

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