Additional 30% capacity at Georges Besse 2 will help reduce dependence on Russia
            French nuclear fuel cycle company Orano and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €400m ($433bn) loan agreement intended to finance the project to extend the Georges Besse 2 uranium enrichment plant in Tricastin, southern France. 
        
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