Around twenty kilometers of Normandy countryside and seaside roads separate Cherbourg from the Orano factory in La Hague.
Behind several rows of fences, separated by barbed wire and a concrete wall currently being completed, lies unique know-how in the world for the processing of nuclear fuel.
To cross this impressive security enclosure, you have to show your credentials.
Passing through the various highly secure gates requires double identification, by badge and by fingerprint recognition.
The human intervention and rescue capacities are those of a town of 30,000 inhabitants.
While the site only covers 300 hectares.
Vigilance is everywhere, on land, but also in the air, with a ban on flying over the area.
The La Hague site processes spent fuel from the French and, more rarely, foreign nuclear industry.
Every year, around 1,100 tonnes are received, or around 200
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