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SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY
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2. Environmental information
Radiation protection and occupational disease* data
2016
2015
Average employee dose from radiation exposure over 12 consecutive months (mSv)
0.83
0.89
Total individual external dose to AREVA employees over 12 consecutive months (man-mSv)
11,763
14,621
Total individual internal dose to AREVA employees over 12 consecutive months (man-mSv)
3,752
4,894
Average subcontractor dose from radiation exposure over 12 consecutive months (mSv)
0.42
0.39
Occupational disease
14
NA
* Due to the time needed to get the results of passive dosimetry analyses (also called benchmark dosimetry) and the half-year schedule for rolling up these data in the Group’s
reporting software, the annual results are always expressed from July 1 of year -2 to June 30 of year -1.
The group received a limited number of claims for occupational diseases concerning various disorders in 2016, in particular for musculoskeletal disorders.
2.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
2.1.
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
2.1.1.
AREVA’S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The 2013-2016 environmental policy aims for the reinforcement of environmental
risk prevention, whether risks are chronic or accidental, and to take into account
the erosion of biodiversity erosion. Protection of the environment as a community
asset is integral to AREVA’s Code of Ethics.
The six major commitments of the group’s environmental policy are organized
along three main lines:
Performance in managing environmental challenges
1.
Develop and maintain a shared culture of environmental risk prevention;
2.
Improve facility design by taking their entire lifecycle into account;
Preventing and managing accident-related environmental
hazards
3.
Strengthen the prevention and management of accidental technological risks;
4.
Prevent risks related to facility aging and accidental spills;
Preventing and managing chronic health and environmental
hazards
5.
Strengthen the prevention and management of chronic health hazards;
6.
Control the environmental footprint of activities to prevent damage to biodiversity.
The quantification of environmental objectives is adjusted based on ongoing risk
mapping efforts, stakeholder expectations, best internal and external practices,
environmental reporting, an external benchmark, and dialogue with the operating
entities. The environmental policy applies to all of the group’s entities in France and
abroad. The operating entities implement the policy through action plans.
A new policy for the 2017-2020 period incorporating all safety and environmental
goals was approved by the ExCom in December 2016.
2.1.2.
ORGANIZATION SET UP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
RISK PREVENTION AND CONTROL
The corporate Health, Safety and Environment Department (HSE Department)
spearheads a number of areas on behalf of Senior Management:
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the safety of the group’s nuclear facilities (INB, ICPE, mines) and of related
activities (design, operation, dismantling, transportation, services) carried out
for the group or for its customers;
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radiation protection in the group’s facilities and for all of the group’s service
operations;
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the occupational health and safety of all of the employees of the group and of
its subcontractors;
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industrial and environmental risk prevention in the group’s facilities (INB, ICPE,
mines), andmore generally themanagement of sustainable development actions;
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the management of critical events, emergencies and crisis situations.
The HSE Department draws on specific organizations within the business units, the
operating entities and the regions to carry out its duties. The role of this network
of experts is to participate actively in lobbying activities and regulatory monitoring,
and to provide assistance to line managers for the implementation of their HSE
performance plans.
On executivemanagement’s behalf, a General Inspectorate composed of a corps of
inspectors who are independent of the chain of command is in charge of auditing the
correct assumption of responsibilities, detecting early signs of potential deterioration,
and recommending the necessary improvements. It puts out an annual report on
the status of safety in the group’s nuclear facilities and operations.
The lessons learned from events in the nuclear safety, radiation protection,
health, occupational safety, environment and transportation fields are available
in the AHEAD IT tool (AREVA Happened Events Advanced Database), enabling
experience to be shared. This tool can be accessed by all of the operating entities.
2016 AREVA
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