Nuclear / France: ‘Almost 500,000 tonnes of depleted uranium to be classified as waste’ (Criirad)

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“Most, if not all, of the current and future stockpile of depleted uranium should be regarded as waste. According to Andra, the current stockpile of depleted uranium stands at around 350,000 tonnes. It will reach half a million tonnes within a few years,” said Julien Syren, co-director of Criirad (Commission for Independent Research and Information on Radioactivity), speaking to News Tank on 29 October 2026.

A “substantial quantity” of France’s stockpile of depleted uranium must be reclassified as radioactive waste with immediate effect, the ASNR stated in an opinion published on 16 September 2026.

“This proposal for reclassification is a recommendation that has long been advocated by Acro (Association for the Control of Radioactivity in the West), the AMFPGN (Association of French…

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