AREVA Environmental policy

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1 With manufacturing facilities in 43 countries and a sales network in more than 100, AREVA offers customers reliable technological solutions for CO2-free power generation and electricity transmission and distribution. We are the world leader in nuclear power and the only company to cover all industrial activities in this field. Our 65,000 employees are committed to continuous improvement on a daily basis, making sustainable development the focal point of the group s industrial strategy. AREVA s businesses help meet the 21 st century s greatest challenges: making energy available to all, protecting the planet, and acting responsibly towards future generations. Headquarters France: 33 rue La Fayette Paris cedex 09 Tel.: 33 (0) Fax: 33 (0) PO ARV SDI ENV 9 - July AREVA Sustainable Development and Continuous Improvement Departement - Photo credits, AREVA: JM Taillat, P.Lesage, G.Liesse, P.Schaff + "Reserved rights" for the architects drawings ( GBII) Design & Production: - Printed in France by ISO 14001certified printer. AREVA Environmental policy Objectives

2 The environmental policy is based upon 6 commitments Environmental management Thanks to AREVA Way the group is thoroughly involved in the sustainable development momentum. In terms of environment, the tools and actions put in place over the last few years to manage our impacts, enable us to measure today the progress made throughout the group. These positive results should not lead us to slacken our commitment to sustainably manage natural resources, preserve biodiversity and tackle climate change. I have therefore decided that AREVA should, without delay, be one of the very first industrial groups in the world to be carbon neutral for our activities. Our will to be exemplary is in line with our commercial offer of production and transmission of electricity. I would like every one of you to share the same ambition of progress. 1 MANAGE Ensuring respect of regulatory requirements and group standards through periodical environmental reviews and group-wide deployment of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) 2 INNOVATE Integrating environmental impact reduction into the design of products, services, processes and infrastructures on their complete life cycle. Risks prevention 3 PREVENT RISKS Developing and harmonizing environmental monitoring and implementing assessment methods to prevent environmental risks in chemical, radiological and biological fields. 4 PREVENT LIABILITES Avoid generating liabilities, managing land sites with future reuse and preservation of the biodiversity in view. Anne LAUVERGEON Chairman of the Executive Board Performances improvement 5 MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT Improving AREVA sites environmental performances by reducing (taking into consideration a fixed turnover): The exploitation of natural resources and the consumption of materials and energy, Impacts of liquid and gaseous releases, Production of hazardous and non hazardous conventional waste. 6 MEASURE AND REPORT Extending the publication of environmental reports to all sites with Significant Environmental Aspects in order to facilitate the dialogue with the stakeholders.

3 E nvironmental Management 1 MANAGE Apply the Environmental Management Systems certification approach to civil engineering activities and group s nuclear engineering activities. Investments above 10 Million euros will be subcontracted, when possible, to ISO certified lead contractors. Maintain ISO certification* of SEA sites and obtaining the certification of any new SEA site entering the group, 3 years maximum after their acquisition. 2 INNOVATE Improve during their life cycle, the environmental performances of products, services, processes and infrastructures developed from 2007 using an eco-design approach including one or several of the following improvements: consumption of raw materials, energy, water, releases among which GHG, hazardous substances, ultimate conventional waste and end-of-life management. Carry out on 5 pilot entities (BU, sites) a compared environmental analysis for all significant investments. Deploy a program of thematic and periodic environmental reviews for SEA sites, at least once a year for the most problematic sites (SEVESO, nuclear, mines ), every 3 years maximum for all others sites. Reinforce the environmental skills of SEA site managers and the environmental network, raising awareness and improving the follow up of main suppliers and subcontractors in this field. * When possible, the approach will be deployed within an Integrated Management System.

4 R isks Preventi on 3 PREVENT RISKS Carry out or update before the end of 2011, on all the SEA sites a natural and accidental risks analysis* proportional to the potential hazards and taking into account the domino effect. Carry out or update before end of 2011 on all the SEA sites a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) proportional to the potential hazards. 4 PREVENT LIABILITIES Obtain for all SEA sites a soil investigation diagnosis, updating the corresponding documentation and putting into place if necessary an environmental liabilities monitoring and long term management action plan. Proceed to a due diligence, prior to any divestiture/acquisition operation. Study in depth the impact of uranium mines and SEVESO sites from an ecological point of view and extend environmental monitoring to biodiversity. Apply a continuous improvement approach for risk prevention, chemical and radiological environmental impact management, proportional to the vulnerability of the environment.

5 M easure and report 5 MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT Each BU must deploy on their sites (from a self assessment and within an ALARA approach), yearly progress plans to improve their eco-efficiency and enable the group to achieve at the end of 2011 (vs 2004*) the WASTE following objectives, taking into consideration a fixed turnover: energy consumption: - 20% water consumption: - 35% recovering of conventional wastes: + 40% GHG emissions: - 50% paper consumption: - 30% PAPER 2004/2006 AREVA Environmental Footprint evolution ÉNERGY 100% 75% 50% 25% GHG Base Target 2006 Results 2011 Target 0% WATER SF 6 N 2 O CO 2 Commit to be carbon neutral By dividing by 2 our direct emissions of green house gases The major contributing sites in terms of SF 6 must reduce their emissions by at least 4% per year. Comurhex Malvesi site contributing up to 97,7% of group N 2 O emissions must eradicate its emissions. Energy investments must be in favor of solutions contributing to less CO 2 emissions. - By compensating residual emissions via the financing of green house gas reduction projects outside of the group. The major contributing sites in terms of energy and water consumption and/or conventional waste generation must update every 3 years their improvement action plans based on energy and water diagnosis and/or waste study. * Reference year for the reliability of the reporting. 6 MEASURE AND REPORT Extend the publication of the environmental reports to all SEA sites in order to facilitate dialogue with stakeholders.

6 Glossary Biodiversity Biodiversity integrates the number, the variety, the variability and the diversity of living organisms. Compared environmental analysis Methodology allowing to compare the different technical solutions available when big investments are considered. Domino effect The interaction between facilities of nearby plants. One series of events at plant A triggers a second series of events at plant B. Eco-design Integration of environmental requirements into the product design, the service design or improvement process in order to improve its environmental performances throughout the life cycle. EMS (Environmental Management System) Part of the overall management system including the organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and the resources required to develop, set up, implement and maintain the environmental policy. Environmental reviews They include several types of interventions (such as conformance reviews, EMS audits, greenway gap assessment, EHS corporate visits ) and they concern mostly environmental thematics. These reviews can be jointly carried out together with other Corporate Directions : Audit, D3S, Risk and Insurance, SDCI Group sites with a Significant Environmental Aspects (SEA) Nuclear sites, sites including installations with a high technological risk such as Seveso-classified sites, mining sites, industrial establishments with installations subject to public inquiry and industrial or tertiary sites whose contribution in terms of consumption, waste or pollution are listed in the Group environmental accounts. HRA (Health Risk Assessment) The HRA was developed by the US National Research Council in 1983 then adopted in the European Union and France by the bodies in charge of national risk assessments (INERIS) and health monitoring (INVS). It uses scientific facts to describe the effects on health of individual or collective exposure to hazardous materials or situations. The methodology used has four stages: identification of the dangers, calculation of the dose-reaction ratio using reference toxicological data, evaluation of human exposure and identification of the health risks. Integrated Management System It aims at centralizing, within the same organization, process, multiple internal and external requirements (quality, safety, environment ) ISO International standard laying down requirements to be met by an EMS for certification by an independent body. Life Cycle Assessment Tool defined in the ISO14040 standard for quantitative assessment of potential environmental impacts of products and services on their life cycle. Principle of proportionality It aims to rank the implementation of HRA based on a pre-diagnosis including qualitative and quantitative health and environment criteria. SEVESO sites industrial sites using hazardous substances requiring drawing up of emergency plans, the communication of information to the public and urban zoning restrictions on the surrounding area. Soil investigation diagnosis Assessment of the level of pollution of the environment (soils, underground water and surface water) to define a management strategy of the site and the surroundings. The diagnosis aims at collecting data or information to identify pollution sources, transfer tracks and exposure as well as understanding the propagation mechanisms of identified pollution. Glossary