EDF_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION − HUMAN RESOURCES Optimising the use of natural resources and preserving the environment

Waste management and recovery 3.4.8.1 The Group’s entities and companies are committed to a process of continuous improvement according to the principle that the “best waste” is waste that is not produced. They have action plans that aim to limit waste production and are incorporated within the management system action plans in place (EDF SA, Dalkia, ÉS, EDF LUMINUS) with associated indicators. A number of levers for action are used: internal procedures (anticipation of construction sites: SOGED, management plans, sales agreements or donations for reuse), specific rules in the Company specifications (EDF SA, EDF EN), innovative technical solutions (separation of water/oil from hydrocarbon effluent, asbestos stripping, etc.), numerous awareness-raising initiatives for staff and service providers (communication, training, 2016 waste prevention guide incorporating 34 best practices, e-learning), and initiatives to reduce waste hazardousness (and exposure of staff to dangerous substances), particularly by limiting the use of hazardous products (see section 3.1.8 “Organisation and deployment of action”). Given the importance of this type of waste, specific actions are implemented in relation to site waste or decommissioning waste, involving dedicated EDF working groups. To assemble a compendium of best practices in this field, a “Waste Prevention Competition” has been in place since 2011 and was extended to the entire Group in 2016. In-house or external reuse activities are developing strongly in connection with the cessation of activity of (thermal) production units and the support of linking tools such as the intranet VEOL with its site dedicated to “Between sites” exchanges. EDF SA has set itself a target of €100 million over 3 years (2018-2020) by recording the savings related to waste prevention and sale of equipment and material. EDF is heavily involved in the inter-company Tango Blockchain project to facilitate the reuse of discarded furniture. In broader terms, the design of facilities is increasingly based on eco-design initiatives which take into account the environmental footprint by implementing a life cycle approach. A study has been conducted by EDF EN on the impacts of wind and solar The volume of conventional waste for 2017 has declined sharply particularly for non-hazardous waste from major ongoing projects in France: carrying out of the “Grand Carénage” of nuclear power plants; work to set up a new production unit at La Coche hydropower generation station; work to extend a storage building in Velaines and continuation of the decommissioning of the thermal plants (with less activity in 2017). Year-to-year changes in tonnage are strongly influenced by ongoing investments and decommissioning programmes. The Group’s objective is to effectively manage the end of the life cycle of its facilities and ensure good waste recovery without any target fixed for the volume of waste production. Impact of decommissioning and maintenance activities Construction, decommissioning and maintenance activities remained at high levels throughout 2017, particularly in France (including the island systems) and in the UK with the Hinkley Point site, which had an impact on the overall volume of waste generated and recovered. Among the sites, it should be noted: the first steps of the French nuclear installed base “Grand Carénage” and decommissioning operations (Richemonth, Champagne, Vitry and Martigues) and in the islands (Martinique, Corsica), large-scale maintenance operations (La Coche). Results within the Group Waste recovery rate (%) – EDF group Waste recovery rate (%) – EDF Waste recovery rate (%) – EDF Energy

power technologies throughout the life cycle, and the extraction of raw materials upon decommissioning the facilities with a special focus on the end of life of

equipment and its recyclability.

Waste management and recovery 3.4.8.2 In addition to the prevention measures, the Group’s environmental policy aims to improve the recovery of waste that is produced. The main actions implemented consist of: developing the recycling of parts and materials, particularly in the ■ decommissioning phase (decommissioning of DPIT and IES thermal power plants, parts removed and recycled at Aramon and Porcheville, earth removed at Dunkirk LNG terminal or La Coche, etc.); the efficient sorting of waste so that it may be sent to energy or material ■ recovery companies in line with specific objectives defined in the environmental policies of the entities and relayed in the management contracts of the dedicated recovery companies and units (EDF EN’s PV Cycle and First Solar agreements which take panels back at the end of their useful life, rental of IT equipment to DSP); developing partnerships with recycling players (RECYLUM for Citelum, Ateliers ■ du Bocage for printer cartridges); implementing on-site pre-treatment of various waste items, in order to limit the ■ volume of hazardous waste and promote the recovery of the remaining portion (e.g.: concentration of hydrocarbons for energy recovery). The EDF sustainable development policy has set an objective to recover all 90% waste for the entire Group by 2021. The recovery rates for all conventional waste (excluding coal and gypsum fly ash, which are fully recycled) remain at high levels.

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2017

2016

2015

Volume of conventional industrial waste recovered or transported for recovery (in tonnes)

518,591 607,171 365,744

85.0 93.0 96.8

89.9 95.3 99.1

80.6 92.0 94.5

In France, waste management schemes (SOGED) are now systematically implemented prior to any major construction, decommissioning or maintenance project. Feedback is provided annually from the EDF business units in the spirit of continuous improvement.

The recovery of combustion products and materials: a circular economy initiative

The Group has been committed to developing the circular economy for some years, with ethical systems in place for the recycling and reuse of thermal plant products and materials used during construction works. Combustion fly ash and gypsum produced by desulphurisation are recovered in full by all thermal generation plants both in Europe (France, United Kingdom) and in China. Overall, several hundred thousand tonnes of ash are used in building roads and in the cement industry (with savings of approximately one tonne of CO 2 avoided per tonne of ash used (1) ). In France, EDF’s fossil-fuel thermal plants produced 188,560 tonnes in 2017 and 230,000 tonnes were recycled in the cement and concrete sector (depletion of old inventory (2) ). The materials involved in construction works are, to a great extent, reused, as in the following examples: Post-Fukushima projects of the nuclear sites, burial sites (Enedis, ÉS).

EDF calculation based on average greenhouse gas content by country, including life cycle analysis (LCA), determined according to the generation mix per country provided by the (1) International Energy Agency (IEA) 2012 and according to the LCA of generation methods provided by the International Panel on Climate Change 2012. Independently of this inventory depletion, everything which was produced in 2017 was recycled. (2)

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