Frederique Hourcade

Affiliation

Orano

Biography

CTO of Orano Group - Dismantling and Waste Management Division in France (since June 2019), in charge of: defining the nuclear waste management strategy (wastes from plants, dismantling operations and legacy sites) and conducting the R&D programs (treatment, characterization, conditioning, ...) Has previously held various positions in France within the CEA, Orano and Andra in the field of the nuclear fuel cycle (R&D), nuclear waste management with operational missions (facility management, waste and effluent management activities) and waste storage (WAC, licensing and monitoring of French producers). Scientific background: PhD in chemistry, Master Degree in environmental chemistry (Paris Diderot University)