The nuclear fuel fabrication capacity was just below 1,600 tons of heavy metal in France between 2012 and 2020. This value is expected remain stable until 2035.
The French company Orano was the second largest uranium mining company worldwide, with a production of over 4,500 metric tons per year.
Nuclear fuel fabrication capacities in France from 2012 to 2020, with a forecast to 2035*
(in tons of heavy metal)
* Figures include fuel fabrication capacities for pressurized water reactors, mixed oxide fuel pressurized water reactors and mixed oxide fast neutron reactors.
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