Uranium & Fuel

Niger / Orano Brings Forward Maintenance Work At Somair Site As Main Supply Corridor Remains Closed

By David Dalton
13 September 2023

French company aims to resume production ‘as soon as situation permits’

Orano Brings Forward Maintenance Work At Somair Site As Main Supply Corridor Remains Closed
Niger is the seventh-largest uranium producer worldwide and produced more than 2,220 tonnes last year. Courtesy Orano.
French nuclear company Orano said that given the ongoing closure of Niger’s main supply corridor and diminishing stocks of chemical products, the Somair uranium site has implemented a gradual reorganisation of work by bringing forward its maintenance activities.

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