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French nuclear group sacks employee who worked for Russian intelligence

Orano's logo on the outside of the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in La Hague, north-west France, on 7 March 2024. © Raphael Lafargue/Abacapress.com/Reuters

French nuclear fuel cycle specialist Orano, formerly Areva, has sacked a Franco-Russian employee who was refused security clearance after she admitted to having previously worked for Russian domestic intelligence. [...]

Published on 17/02/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Franck Renaud

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