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Orano SA

OranoState entityState-owned, unlistedHQ Châtillon, France

Profile

Orano is a French state-controlled nuclear fuel cycle group active in uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, recycling and logistics. World Nuclear Association data (page updated 6 Oct 2026) credit Orano with 6,815 tU of uranium production in 2024, about 11% of world output, from its interests in Katco (Moinkum and Tortkuduk, Kazakhstan), the McClean Lake mill and Cigar Lake (Canada) and its Niger operations. Included here as an unlisted reference entity for the supply-chain view; no market data apply.

Source: World Nuclear Association, World Uranium Mining Production (updated 6 Oct 2026), 9 Oct 2026 · confidence medium

Production

Latest production
6,815 tU (WNA company table, 2024)
Year
2024
As of
9 Oct 2026
Source: World Nuclear Association, World Uranium Mining Production (updated 6 Oct 2026), 9 Oct 2026 · confidence medium

Key projects

Key projects from the company record; a map link appears where the project id is in a map dataset.
ProjectCountryStageNoteMap
Katco (Moinkum & Tortkuduk, 51% Orano / 49% Kazatomprom)KAZProductionn/aopen on the map
McClean Lake mill (operator; Denison 22.5%)CANProductionSABRE mining at McClean North began July 2025 per denisonmines.comopen on the map
Cigar Lake (minority partner; Cameco operator)CANProductionn/aopen on the map
SOMAIR / Arlit (Niger)NERCare and maintenancestatus contested with Niger government in 2024-2025; not verified this runopen on the map

Deals

Deals naming this company, newest first; each title links to its source. All deals.
DateTypeDealStatusCapacity MWValue
23 Feb 2026Fuel cycleOrano submits environmental report to NRC for USD 5 billion Project IKE enrichment facilityPendingn/a5.0 bn USD
5 Jan 2026Fuel cycleDOE awards USD 2.7 billion in enrichment task orders to Centrus, General Matter and OranoSignedn/a2.7 bn USD
23 Sep 2025PolicyICSID tribunal orders Niger not to sell Somair uranium withheld from OranoPendingn/an/a
19 Jun 2025PolicyNiger announces nationalisation of the Somair uranium joint venture majority-owned by OranoCompletedn/an/a
17 Jan 2025Fuel cycleOrano and Mongolia sign investment agreement for the Zuuvch-Ovoo uranium mineSignedn/a1.6 bn USD
10 Dec 2024Fuel cycleDOE selects six companies for LEU enrichment IDIQ contracts incl. two laser enrichersSignedn/a3.4 bn USD
16 Oct 2024Fuel cycleDOE selects four companies for HALEU enrichment IDIQ contracts (USD 2.7bn pool)Signedn/a2.7 bn USD
4 Sep 2024Fuel cycleOrano selects Oak Ridge, Tennessee for Project IKE multi-billion-dollar uranium enrichment plantAnnouncedn/an/a
Source: deals.json, as of 9 Oct 2026; values as stated by each source, not converted.

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