Andra's sites
Andra operates several sites across France in support of its mission to manage radioactive waste safely. These include operational disposal facilities, facilities undergoing closure and monitoring, research and development facilities, and sites dedicated to information-sharing and dialogue with stakeholders and the public. Together, they contribute to the development and implementation of long-term radioactive waste management solutions that protect people and the environment.
The Industrial facility for grouping, sorting and Very-Low Level waste (VLLW) disposal facility (CIRES)
The CIRES is a Very-Low Level Waste disposal facility, and also hosts facilities for the management of non-electronuclear waste (produced outside of NPPs and large nuclear research facilities), for grouping, sorting, and temporary storing waste . It is located in Morvilliers, in the Aube district.
The Aube waste disposal facility (CSA)
Waste disposed at CSA is conditioned in concrete or metal packages. Waste packages are placed in reinforced concrete repository structures 25 metres square and 8 metres high, that are constructed as needed. Once they are filled, the structures are closed with a concrete slab and then sealed with an impermeable coat. At the end of operations, a cap formed mainly of clay will be placed over the structures to ensure long-term waste containment. The CSA waste disposal facility will then be monitored for 300 years.
The Manche disposal facility (CSM)
At the very tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, Andra monitors the first disposal facility built for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste ever opened in France.
The Meuse/Haute Marne Facility (CMHM)
Located in eastern France, Andra’s Meuse/Haute Marne Facility (CMHM) is one of Andra’s major sites. Its mission is to support the development of Cigéo, France's deep geological disposal project for high-level and intermediate-level long-lived radioactive waste (HLW and ILLW-LL), and to prepare for its future implementation in close cooperation with local communities and stakeholders.