La Hague
Capacity
1,700tHM/yr
La Hague is a reprocessing facility operated by Orano in France. It has a capacity of 1,700 tHM/yr as of 2022, about 44% of world reprocessing capacity.
The largest commercial reprocessing plant in the world, separating uranium and plutonium from used fuel for reuse as MOX. It underpins France's closed-cycle policy and has also processed fuel for Japan, Germany and others, returning the vitrified waste to the country of origin.
Facility
| Stage | Back end |
|---|---|
| Operator | Orano |
| Country | France |
| Capacity | 1,700tHM/yr |
| Figure applies to | 2022 |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 49.6780, -1.8800 |
Position in the chain
This facility is about 44% of world reprocessing capacity (3,860 tHM/yr, 2022).
Orano also operates:
- Malvési and Philippe Coste (Tricastin) (conversion)
- Tricastin deconversion (W plant) (deconversion)
- Georges Besse II, Tricastin (enrichment)
- Project IKE, Oak Ridge (enrichment)
- Moinkum and Tortkuduk (KATCO) (mining)
Other reprocessing facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sellafield (Magnox reprocessing) | 1,500tHM/yr | closed |
| Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant | 800tHM/yr | construction |
| Mayak, Ozersk | 400tHM/yr | operating |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, Processing of Used Nuclear Fuel · retrieved 2026-09-06