Nuclear SafetyCharter

The preservation of the highest safety level always constituted forAREVA an absolute requirement: this is the case for the safety ofour products, for the safety of the solutions developed for the benefitof our customers, and for the safety of the operations.

The purpose of this Nuclear Safety Charter is to set forth the group’scommitments more specifically in the field of the nuclear safety andthe radiation protection concerning the operations of installations’implementation. The charter applies to all life cycle phases of thefacilities and to all the associated operations performed by AREVAas nuclear operator, industrial operator or service provider.

This charter should enable each of us, in carrying out our duties,to commit to this requirement personally, for the company, and forall stakeholders.

These commitments are anchored in organizational,action principles and transparency. They build on asafety culture shared by all personnel and maintainedby periodic refresher training. They are implementedthrough group’s management systems.

The purpose of these commitments, beyond strict compliance withthe laws and regulations in force in countries in which we operate asa group, is to foster a continuous improvement initiative aimed atcontinually enhancing our overall performance as a group.

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Responsibility of the group’sexecutive management andsubsidiaries

The executive management of AREVA and of each ofits subsidiary establish an organizational structureconsistent with the legal provisions of the relevantcountry and based on the principles describedhereunder.

Prime responsibility of theoperator

In the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection,the prime responsibility of the nuclear operator is thefundamental principle on which the group’sorganizational system is based. In this framework,AREVA is committed to ensuring the highest level ofsafety in its facilities and nuclear activities in order toprotect the health of workers, public health andproperty, and the environment.

AREVA is also committed to helping achieve a high levelof nuclear safety and radiation protection for activitiesperformed as industrial operator of facilities where thegroup is not the operator and at its nuclear customers’sites. As such, the relevant entity has a duty to warn itsmanagement and its customers of anomalies observedat the latter’s site.

In that event, if it finds that the safety of its personnel isnot ensured within the bounds of current legal andregulatory requirements, the manager in charge of the

activity must refuse to carry it out. The different entitiesperforming nuclear activities structure themselves to putthe provisions of this Charter in place in accordance withthe AREVA Values Charter and in compliance with thelegal and regulatory requirements applicable to them.

The head of each nuclear entity is accountable to theExecutive Board for ensuring that this is done at allsubsidiaries under his or her responsibility and reportson measures taken to that effect.

A system of clearly definedresponsibilities

The lines for delegation of authority for nuclear safetywithin AREVA and its subsidiaries are the same as theoperational chain of command for industrial operations:authority assumed at level (n) is necessarily the result ofexplicit delegation of authority by level (n+1), within thelimits of his or her own authority.

Within the framework of the responsibilities vested inhim or her, each site manager is responsible for nuclearsafety and radiation protection at that site.

He or she sets up the appropriate organizationalstructure so that legal and regulatory requirements forevery aspect of nuclear safety, radiation protection andtransportation safety are applied at every affected unitand facility. He or she documents delegations ofauthority to the various levels of this organization whileensuring that each person so delegated: • has the skills required to exercise the responsibility

vested in him or her;

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• has sufficient authority, i.e. effective command ofemployees assigned to an action for which he or sheis responsible and the ability to exercise the authoritydelegated to him or her alone, without the need toconsult with his or her management before eachdecision;

• has the necessary technical, financial and humanresources for this mission.

That draws on skilled support

Each site manager ensures that persons withdelegation of authority for nuclear safety and radiationprotection have the support necessary to the fulfilmentof their duties.If needed, and depending on the size of the site, thesite manager puts functional support in place reportingto him or her and charged with ensuring consistentdeployment of nuclear safety and radiation protectionprograms at that site.

An independent control ofoperating personnel

Each site manager has resources at his or her disposal toverify that the authority he or she has delegated as regardsnuclear safety and radiation protection has been carriedout. He or she ensures that this internal verification,called level 1 control, is independent of the operatingpersonnel to whom authority has been delegated.

The General Inspectorate: ashared expertise

A department in charge of Nuclear Safety and of theGeneral Inspectorate reporting to the Executive Boardhas been established. The department: • defines, spearheads and coordinates nuclear safety

and radiation protection programs within the group;• recommends and implements an annual inspection

program for the concerned activities;• ensures that skills are developed and maintained

throughout the AREVA group;• reports on accomplishments, best practices and

events, and ensures that they are shared within thegroup;

• coordinates monitoring of regulations in the fields ofnuclear safety and radiation protection;

• and provides leadership for the network of relatedexperts.

An independent control of theoperating organization

A corps of nuclear safety inspectors who areindependent of the operating organizations has beenestablished within the department in charge of NuclearSafety and of the General Inspectorate.

The inspectors are named by the Executive Board on theproposal of the vice-president in charge of Nuclear Safetyand of the General Inspectorate.

The inspection program is drawn up annually by theExecutive Management on the proposal of the vice-president in charge of Nuclear Safety and of theGeneral Inspectorate. The program enables verificationof the proper application of this charter, early detectionof a potential deterioration in nuclear safetyperformance, and identification of improvementsneeded to ensure complete control thereof.

The site managers who are concerned receive theinspection reports and ensure that they are translatedinto corrective actions that are incorporated into actionplans. When an inspector considers that importantfindings call for immediate measures, if need be thestopping of the operation or the shutdown of the facilityinvolved, he or she shall inform the relevant site managerwithout delay. He or she shall immediately report thereonto the executive management of the relevant subsidiaryand to the chairman of the AREVA Executive Board.

An organization that can beadapted for emergencymanagement

Each operational entity of AREVA sets up an organizationto manage emergency situations within the framework ofthe organization of AREVA crisis management. Theimplementation of this organization in the entities shouldprovide at an operational level a strong analytical anddecision-making capability allowing taking measuresnecessary for the safe state of the facilities, in thelimitation of the consequences of the event, and in theinternal and external information. Tests are regularlyconducted to test the effectiveness of that system.

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VOLUNTARY APPROACH

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Nuclear safety applies to everystage in the facilities’ life cycle

Nuclear safety applies to every stage of design,construction, operations, shutdown and dismantling.AREVA nuclear entities conduct periodic nuclear safetyreviews to reassess their facilities in terms of achievinggeneral nuclear safety objectives required by regulations.

Analyzing risks in advance is thebasis of group’s safety culture

Beyond the preventive measures taken during design,any change in operating conditions or work conductedin nuclear facilities is subject to prior analysis of the risksinvolved.

Operators are trained and prepared to detect signs ofan off-normal situation and to have the ability to react toit appropriately and promptly.

The group is committed to avoluntary radiation protectioninitiative

AREVA is committed to keeping personnel exposure toionizing radiation in its facilities as low as reasonablyachievable in application of the ALARA principle (AsLow As Reasonably Achievable), and has adopted acontinuous improvement program to that effect.

Within this framework, AREVA is committed to reducingthe maximum individual dose to workers exposed to

ionizing radiation in its facilities to 20 mSv/man/yr incountries with less stringent legislation, based on ICRP(International Commission on Radiological Protection)recommendations.

AREVA is also striving to adhere to this limit inconnection with the services we perform at our nuclearcustomers’ sites. Group entities are working with thosecustomers on the details of implementation.

A sustained effort in reducingwaste and effluent from facilityoperations

As part of a continuous improvement initiative, AREVAencourages sustained efforts to reduce the generationof operating waste. This same continuous improvementinitiative applies to the management of liquid andgaseous effluent to better manage and reduceenvironmental impacts.

Employees are empowered toimprove nuclear safety

Within the framework of his or her professional activity,every employee of AREVA holds an excellenceobjective in terms of nuclear safety.

The concerned management create the conditions foremployee participation in the practical implementationof preventive actions by ensuring that: • they are fully informed of the risks associated with

their work,

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• their direct supervisor is receptive to theirrecommendations for improving nuclear andoccupational safety in the workplace.

Anyone who observes an obvious malfunction or abreach of a legal or regulatory obligation shall have thereflex and the duty to alert his or her direct supervisoror the next level of management immediately andwithout fear of harassment.

Employees and subcontractorsare treated alike

The site managers or their delegates ensure that anyperson working in the facilities is informed of the risksthat he or she incurs and of the measures to preventand manage those risks, and that he or she hasreceived the necessary training.

They also ensure that subcontractor personnel receivethe same protection as regards those risks as doemployees of the group.

A strong implication of thesubcontractors in the AREVA’ssafety and radiation protectionobjectives

The choices of AREVA in terms of subcontracting of theactivities take into account the commitments of thegroup in the field of the nuclear safety and of theradiation protection. The adherence of the externalservice providers in the principles of this charter isrequired. AREVA imposes to its subcontractors its ownnuclear safety rules and checks its application.

A high level of know-how issupported through training andskills renewal

The nature of the group’s various fields of expertiseimplies a high level of knowledge and know-how andspecial vigilance as regards safety and radiationprotection. Suitable training is defined and regularlydispensed to achieve, maintain and improve that levelof performance. Management practices includeverification that the required level of skill has beenachieved.

Lessons learned are analyzedand capitalized through thecontinuous improvementinitiative

The department in charge of Nuclear Safety and of theGeneral Inspectorate organizes the dissemination andutilization of lessons learned so that the entire AREVAgroup benefits from them and develops an experience-sharing network for each field of expertise.

Results of inspections, both internal and external, arecapitalized as lessons learned and analyzed as part ofa continuous performance improvement initiativerelating to nuclear safety and radiation protection. Thissystematic analysis contributes to feed lessons learnedand continuous improvement.

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Incident reporting

Nuclear events are evaluated in accordance with theInternational Nuclear Event Scale (INES) at all of thegroup’s facilities, even when this is not a regulatoryrequirement within the concerned countries. Level 1 orhigher events are put on record by the group.

Annual report of the GeneralInspectorate

Every year, the General Inspectorate draws up a reporton the status of nuclear safety at the group’s activitiesand facilities based, in particular, on the results from theinspection program. This report is presented to theSupervisory Board. It is put on record via the group’swebsite and is provided to the employee representationbodies.

Nuclear safety annual Report

Every year, each french nuclear site publishes anddistributes to public an annual Report on nuclear safetyand radiation protection, in accordance with the article21 of the TSN Law (The French Transparency andNuclear Safety Law). This report is provided to the localinformation commission set up near the site as well asto the employee representation bodies.

AREVA endeavours to provide reliable and relevantinformation enabling an objective assessment of the statusof nuclear safety in its facilities.

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Site manager: In the context of this charter, theperson responsible for nuclear safety and radiationprotection at his or her site. Depending on the type ofactivity and the organization in place, this responsibilitymay be exercised at the level of a nuclear site (SiteManager), a facility (Facility Manager) or, in the case ofservices, a team of employees performing an activity inthe nuclear field.

Nuclear operator: refers to the holder of theoperating license issued by the competent authorities.

Nuclear operating subsidiary: refers to all of thesubsidiaries of the AREVA group having an activity in anuclear facility, whether as a nuclear operator oroperating on a customer’s behalf.

Radiation protection: refers to all of the rules,procedures and prevention and monitoring methodsdirected at preventing or reducing the harmful effects ofionizing radiation on people, both direct and indirect,including those resulting from damage to theenvironment.

Nuclear safety (or “Safety”): refers to all of thetechnical provisions and organizational measurespertaining to the design, construction, operation,shutdown and dismantling of facilities containing asource of ionizing radiation, as well as to the transportof radioactive materials, and which are designed toprevent accidents and limit their consequences.

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AREVA supplies solutions forpower generation with less carbon. Itsexpertise and unwavering insistence on safety,security, transparency and ethics are setting thestandard, and its responsible development isanchored in a process of continuous improvement.

Ranked first in the global nuclear power industry,AREVA’s unique integrated offering to utilities covers everystage of the fuel cycle, nuclear reactor design andconstruction, and related services. The group is alsoexpanding in renewable energies – wind, solar,bioenergies, hydrogen and storage – to be one of the topthree in this sector worldwide.

With these two major offers, AREVA’s 48,000employees are helping to supply ever safer, cleaner

and more economical energy to the greatestnumber of people.

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