Reducing water consumption

AREVA Pierrelatte, one of the group’s six companies based at Tricastin, France. This industrial site specializes in uranium conversion and enrichment.

Limit the over exploitation of natural resources
Water is the main natural resource used at Pierrelatte, as it is essential for uranium treatment.  In 2004, water consumption at the Pierrelatte site totaled 1.6 million cubic meters drawn mainly from the surface water of the Donzère-Mondragon canal (a subsidiary of the nearby Rhône River). Water was also drawn from ground sources to a lesser extent.

• A systematic search for leaks in the drinking and industrial water network, 
• Improvement in the functioning of equipment such as compressors,
• The construction of new units and the introduction of procedures that require less water.

The site’s water consumption was reduced by 54% between 2004 and 2009.