New AREVA said Monday it had signed three contracts valued at nearly 9 million euros ($10.63 million) in the past three months for treatment and management of radioactive waste at sites belonging to the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) in the Fontenay-aux-Roses and Cadarache regions of France.
The first contract is for treatment of liquid chemical wastes of varying radiological intensity at the CEA site in Fontenay-aux-Roses. The waste ranges from very low to medium level intensity. Treatment will consist of neutralizing the different effluents through a series of processes aimed at reducing their radiotoxicity prior to safe storage.
The wastes on site are “awaiting removal for disposal or permanent storage,” the company said.
The second contract is a five-year service agreement with possible extensions. It involves a renewal of the operating contract for the waste treatment at the Cadarache site, which D&S has been operating on behalf of the CEA for several decades.
The contract involves waste package management and facility maintenance.
In addition, a new Cadarache contract was awarded in November involving safety-related maintenance of the former effluent treatment station. That contract is set for a 40-month term.