How to Apply to Cameco Corporation

13 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 2 open positions

Key Takeaways

  • Cameco's external careers portal runs on SAP SuccessFactors at career17.sapsf.com/career?company=Cameco — create a complete profile and apply through the platform, not via email or LinkedIn DMs.
  • Saskatoon corporate roles require relocation willingness; Cigar Lake and McArthur River roles require fly-in/fly-out rotation acceptance — be honest about both up front.
  • Mirror the posting's exact terminology in your resume to clear SuccessFactors parsing and recruiter keyword searches.
  • Indigenous engagement is structurally embedded in Cameco's operating model — show genuine understanding, not performative awareness.
  • Technical interviews drill into specific past projects with disciplined follow-up questions — prepare to defend your work in detail.
  • Westinghouse roles are hired through Westinghouse's own systems, not Cameco's; Cameco's 49 percent stake creates exposure but not direct hiring overlap.
  • Compensation includes meaningful pension, share purchase plan, and site-based premiums — total comp is more than the base salary number.
  • The nuclear renaissance, AP1000 builds, Inkai restart, and McArthur River reactivation are durable structural tailwinds — joining now is joining at a strategic inflection point.
  • Safety culture is non-negotiable across every level — credible safety leadership stories are essential for site-based roles.
  • Prairie-direct, low-theatre interview style — precision and quiet confidence outperform polish and presentation flair.

About Cameco Corporation

Cameco Corporation (TSX: CCO, NYSE: CCJ) is the world's second-largest publicly traded uranium producer behind Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom, and a vertically integrated supplier of fuel for nuclear power generation. Headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at 2121 11th Street West, the company employs roughly 3,800 people across mining, milling, conversion, fuel manufacturing, and through its joint stake in Westinghouse Electric Company. Annual revenue runs in the neighborhood of CAD 3 billion, driven by long-term utility contracts and a tightening uranium market that has pushed spot prices well above the lows of the 2010s. The operational footprint is unusually concentrated for a company of this size. Cameco's flagship assets are the McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill in northern Saskatchewan, which together restarted in 2022 after a multi-year care-and-maintenance period, and the Cigar Lake mine, currently the highest-grade uranium operation in the world. Both sites are fly-in/fly-out from northern Saskatchewan communities, and Cameco's surface operations include the Port Hope conversion facility in Ontario, where uranium concentrate is converted to UF6 and UO2 for fuel fabrication. Internationally, Cameco operates the Inkai joint venture with Kazatomprom in Kazakhstan, an in-situ recovery operation that has resumed normalized production after recent supply chain disruptions. The defining strategic move of the past several years was Cameco's 2023 acquisition, with Brookfield Renewable Partners, of Westinghouse Electric Company. Cameco holds a 49 percent interest in Westinghouse, a roughly USD 7.9 billion deal that transformed the company from a pure-play uranium miner into an integrated nuclear platform spanning fuel, services, AP1000 large reactor builds, and the eVinci small modular reactor program. Westinghouse hires through its own systems and brand, but Cameco's exposure to fuel cycle services, reactor refurbishment, and SMR deployment now flows through that stake. Combined with the broader nuclear renaissance — utility commitments to existing fleets, AP1000 builds in the United States and Eastern Europe, and policy tailwinds from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, South Korea, and the COP28 declaration to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 — Cameco sits at a structurally favorable inflection point. CEO Tim Gitzel has led the company since 2011 and steered it through the post-Fukushima uranium downturn, the Canada Revenue Agency tax dispute (resolved in Cameco's favor in 2018), the McArthur River suspension and restart, and the Westinghouse acquisition. The leadership team is heavily Saskatoon-based, with deep operational tenure and strong ties to the Indigenous communities of northern Saskatchewan, where Cameco is one of the largest industrial employers. Roughly half of Cameco's northern Saskatchewan workforce identifies as Indigenous, supported by long-standing collaboration agreements with Athabasca Basin First Nations and Métis communities. This is not boilerplate corporate social responsibility — it is structurally embedded in the workforce, supply chain, and operating license of the company. Candidates who understand and respect that history have a meaningful advantage. For job seekers, Cameco offers something rare: a Canadian-headquartered industrial company with a global footprint, a clear strategic thesis, technical depth across the entire nuclear fuel cycle, and exposure to one of the most durable energy transition tailwinds available. Roles range from mining engineers and geologists at the Saskatchewan operations, to plant operators and metallurgists at Port Hope and the milling sites, to corporate finance, IT, supply chain, communications, and ESG roles in Saskatoon. Compensation is competitive within Canadian mining benchmarks, includes a defined contribution pension plan, employee share ownership, and meaningful site-based premiums for fly-in/fly-out rotations. The trade-off is geographic — Saskatoon is a smaller market than Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver, and the operational sites are genuinely remote, with one- or two-week rotations the norm.

Application Process

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    Identify the right role on Cameco's external careers portal at https://career17

    Identify the right role on Cameco's external careers portal at https://career17.sapsf.com/career?company=Cameco, which is the public-facing SAP SuccessFactors job board. The cameco.com/careers page links to this same SuccessFactors instance through the Opportunities tab. There is typically a window of 30 to 60 active postings at any given time, weighted toward Saskatchewan operations roles, with smaller pockets in Port Hope, Ontario corporate, and international positions.

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    Create a SuccessFactors candidate account using a personal email address rather

    Create a SuccessFactors candidate account using a personal email address rather than a current employer address. The account is tied to your application history across all Cameco postings, so the profile work you do once carries forward. Take time to fully populate the profile, including education, work history, certifications, and a parsed resume — recruiters search the profile database for passive sourcing on hard-to-fill technical roles.

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    Tailor your resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to the specific posting befor

    Tailor your resume in Microsoft Word or PDF format to the specific posting before uploading. Cameco uses SuccessFactors Recruiting with profile parsing, so an ATS-friendly format with standard section headers, no text in headers/footers, no tables for layout, and no graphics for content is essential. Mirror the language of the posting — if the job description says 'underground mine planning' or 'process metallurgy' or 'uranium hexafluoride conversion,' those exact phrases should appear in your resume where they are truthfully part of your background.

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    Complete the full SuccessFactors application rather than only uploading a resume

    Complete the full SuccessFactors application rather than only uploading a resume. The platform asks structured screening questions — work authorization for Canada, willingness to work fly-in/fly-out rotations for site roles, security clearance eligibility, language preferences, and role-specific technical questions. Incomplete answers can quietly drop your application out of the active pool.

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    Expect a recruiter screen within one to three weeks for prioritized roles, longe

    Expect a recruiter screen within one to three weeks for prioritized roles, longer for general talent pool postings. The first conversation is usually a 30-minute phone or Microsoft Teams call covering motivation, location flexibility, compensation expectations, and high-level technical fit. For Saskatchewan operations roles, the recruiter will probe your understanding of fly-in/fly-out lifestyle, weather, and the realities of working at a remote uranium mine site.

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    Technical interviews follow for engineering, geology, metallurgy, and operations

    Technical interviews follow for engineering, geology, metallurgy, and operations roles. These are typically conducted by the hiring manager and one or two senior technical staff, often a mix of in-person at the Saskatoon Corporate Office and Microsoft Teams. Expect detailed discussion of past projects, specific software experience (Deswik, Vulcan, Leapfrog, Mine2-4D, AspenTech, SAP, Maximo), and case-style questions about ground control, ore body geology, ventilation, radiation safety, or process flow depending on the role.

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    Some senior or specialized roles include a written technical exercise or a prese

    Some senior or specialized roles include a written technical exercise or a presentation to the panel — for example, walking through a past mine planning project, presenting a process improvement case, or discussing a regulatory submission you contributed to. Treat the presentation as a real working session, not a sales pitch.

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    A panel or final-round interview brings in cross-functional stakeholders

    A panel or final-round interview brings in cross-functional stakeholders — site leadership, HR business partner, and often a Vice President for senior roles. For roles based in northern Saskatchewan, expect explicit discussion of cultural fit with Indigenous communities and Cameco's Northern Workforce Strategy. Honest engagement with this topic matters; performative answers do not pass.

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    Reference checks, background checks, and pre-employment medical (including drug

    Reference checks, background checks, and pre-employment medical (including drug and alcohol screening for safety-sensitive positions) are standard. Site-based roles also require fitness-for-duty testing, respiratory fit testing, and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission security clearance eligibility, which can extend the timeline by several weeks.

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    Offers come with a written letter, detailed compensation breakdown including bas

    Offers come with a written letter, detailed compensation breakdown including base salary, short-term incentive eligibility, defined contribution pension match, employee share purchase plan, and any applicable site premiums or relocation assistance. Cameco is generally direct about ranges and willing to discuss specific components, particularly pension and share plan economics, which are meaningful parts of total compensation.


Resume Tips for Cameco Corporation

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Lead with quantified impact, not duties

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Use the exact terminology from the posting

Use the exact terminology from the posting. SuccessFactors parses keywords aggressively, and Cameco's recruiters search by them. If the posting calls out 'ground control engineering,' write 'ground control engineering' — not 'rock mechanics' or 'geotechnical support.' If it asks for 'SAP S/4HANA,' do not write 'enterprise resource planning.' Be precise.

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Highlight uranium, nuclear, or radiation-related experience prominently if you h

Highlight uranium, nuclear, or radiation-related experience prominently if you have it. Direct uranium experience is rare and valuable; even adjacent experience — coal, base metals, oil sands, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals with radiation exposure programs, defense, or research reactor work — should be called out. Cameco hires across mining and process industries but weights nuclear-adjacent experience heavily.

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Surface Indigenous engagement experience explicitly when relevant

Surface Indigenous engagement experience explicitly when relevant. If you have worked with First Nations, Métis, or Inuit communities — through impact benefit agreements, employment programs, community consultation, environmental monitoring, or land use planning — name the communities (where appropriate), the nature of the relationship, and your specific contribution. Vague references to 'stakeholder engagement' do not communicate this.

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List Canadian and international certifications by acronym and full name on first

List Canadian and international certifications by acronym and full name on first reference. P.Eng. (Professional Engineer), P.Geo. (Professional Geoscientist), CET (Certified Engineering Technologist), CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional), CCNP (Certified Common Core Programmer is not relevant here — be careful with acronym overlap), Common Core mining certifications, SAP certifications, PMP, CFA, CPA, CA, and APEGS (Saskatchewan), APEGA (Alberta), or PEO (Ontario) registration are all readable signals.

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For operations and trades roles, be explicit about ticket and certification stat

For operations and trades roles, be explicit about ticket and certification status, expiry dates if relevant, and Canadian work eligibility. Common Core, MRT certifications, Red Seal trades qualifications, electrical or instrumentation tickets, mobile equipment licenses, first aid, H2S Alive, and underground mine rescue should each be a discrete line.

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Keep formatting simple

Keep formatting simple. One- or two-column resume, standard fonts (Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman), no headshots, no graphical skill bars, no infographics, no text in headers or footers, no tables used for layout. SuccessFactors parses these poorly. PDF or .docx are both accepted; PDF is more reliable for layout fidelity.

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Length: two pages for early-to-mid career, three pages for senior technical or e

Length: two pages for early-to-mid career, three pages for senior technical or executive roles with substantial publication or project lists. One-page resumes can read as thin for technical mining and engineering roles where depth of project experience is the signal.

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Include a short professional summary at the top — three to four sentences naming

Include a short professional summary at the top — three to four sentences naming your discipline, years of experience, sectors, and a specific note about why Cameco and uranium. Generic summaries get skimmed; targeted ones earn a closer read.

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Address location and rotation explicitly in the cover letter or summary if you a

Address location and rotation explicitly in the cover letter or summary if you are not currently in Saskatoon or Saskatchewan. Recruiters screen aggressively for relocation willingness on Saskatoon roles and rotation acceptance on site roles, and ambiguity costs interviews.



Interview Culture

Cameco's interview style sits squarely in the Canadian industrial tradition: respectful, technically rigorous, low-theatre, and genuinely concerned with whether you will succeed in a long-tenure environment. Expect multiple rounds, multiple interviewers, and substantive technical depth — these are not rushed processes. Recruiters and hiring managers are direct about what the role requires and what the lifestyle looks like, and they expect candidates to be equally direct about fit. Technical interviews for engineering, geology, metallurgy, and operations roles drill into specific past projects. Expect to walk through a project end-to-end: the problem, your role, the technical approach, the tools and software you used, the result, and what you would do differently. Interviewers ask follow-up questions to test whether you actually did the work or merely participated in it. Vague answers and inflated claims surface quickly. For ground control, geomechanics, ventilation, mine planning, ore reserves, process flowsheet, radiation protection, or regulatory affairs work, expect questions calibrated to a working professional in that discipline, not textbook trivia. Behavioral interviewing follows the standard situation-task-action-result structure, with a strong emphasis on safety, judgment under uncertainty, working with Indigenous communities, and operating in remote or fly-in/fly-out environments. Cameco's safety culture is explicit and non-negotiable — if you cannot speak credibly about safety leadership, near-miss reporting, hazard identification, or stop-work authority, you will not advance for site-based roles. For corporate roles, expect questions on regulatory environments, audit response, cross-cultural collaboration, and working with reserved-but-direct prairie communication norms. Indigenous engagement comes up in every site-based interview and many corporate ones. The expectation is not that you are an expert, but that you understand Cameco operates on Treaty land, that approximately half of the northern Saskatchewan workforce is Indigenous, and that respect for those communities is structural to the business. Read Cameco's Northern Workforce reports and understand the Athabasca Basin Working Group context before walking in. Performative answers — invoking land acknowledgments without context, or claiming experience you do not have — read poorly. For Saskatchewan site roles, the lifestyle conversation is real. Cigar Lake and McArthur River are fly-in/fly-out from points of hire including Saskatoon, Prince Albert, La Ronge, and northern Saskatchewan communities. Standard rotations are typically one week in, one week out, or two weeks in, two weeks out, depending on role and site. Camp accommodations are good by mining industry standards but they are still camp. If you have small children at home, a partner who travels for work, or significant outside commitments that cannot accommodate rotation, be honest about it during the recruiter screen. Cameco would rather know early than discover incompatibility three months in. Dress code for in-person interviews at the Saskatoon Corporate Office is business casual; site visits, when offered, require steel-toed boots, hard hat, and appropriate PPE which Cameco will provide. Punctuality, preparation, and follow-through on any take-home exercises are weighted heavily — these are signals of how you will operate as an employee.

What Cameco Corporation Looks For

  • Demonstrated safety leadership. Cameco operates two of the most regulated mine sites in the world and a nuclear-licensed conversion facility. Candidates who can speak credibly about hazard identification, near-miss reporting, stop-work culture, and personal safety behaviors stand out at every level from operator to executive.
  • Technical depth in your discipline. Generalists do not win Cameco interviews. Mining engineers should know underground methods, ground control, ventilation, and Saskatchewan's high-grade uranium context. Geologists should know exploration, resource estimation, and ore body modeling — Leapfrog, Vulcan, or Datamine experience is common. Metallurgists should know hydrometallurgy, solvent extraction, and uranium-specific process chemistry. Be specific about what you actually do.
  • Long-horizon thinking. Cameco operates on multi-decade asset lifecycles — McArthur River was discovered in 1988, entered production in 2000, suspended in 2018, and restarted in 2022. The company values employees who think in five- and ten-year arcs, not quarterly sprints.
  • Comfort with regulatory rigor. Uranium mining and nuclear conversion are governed by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, provincial regulators, and international frameworks including IAEA safeguards. Experience navigating regulatory submissions, audit response, and license condition compliance is a strong differentiator.
  • Indigenous engagement competence and respect. Beyond cultural awareness, Cameco values candidates who have worked through impact benefit agreements, community consultation, employment programs, environmental monitoring committees, or similar structured engagement with First Nations, Métis, or Inuit communities.
  • Geographic and lifestyle fit. For Saskatoon roles, willingness to relocate to or remain in Saskatoon is essential. For site roles, willingness to commit to fly-in/fly-out rotation for a multi-year horizon is essential. Hedged or ambiguous answers on this dimension cost offers.
  • Fluency with the company's strategic narrative. Candidates who can articulate Cameco's tier-one assets, the Westinghouse joint venture rationale, the Inkai JV, the nuclear renaissance thesis, and the SMR opportunity show they have done the homework and are joining for the right reasons.
  • Cross-cultural collaboration. With operations spanning Saskatchewan, Ontario, Kazakhstan, and a 49 percent stake in a global Westinghouse business, Cameco values candidates who have worked across geographies, languages, and corporate cultures.
  • Trade and operational depth for hourly and supervisory roles. Common Core mining certifications, Red Seal trades, electrical and instrumentation tickets, mobile equipment licenses, and underground mine rescue qualifications are concrete signals that translate immediately.
  • Quiet confidence. Cameco's culture is prairie-direct and low-ego. Candidates who oversell, namedrop, or talk over interviewers tend not to advance. Candidates who answer precisely, ask thoughtful questions, and listen carefully tend to.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ATS does Cameco Corporation use?
Cameco uses SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting for both external candidates and internal employees. The external job board is hosted at career17.sapsf.com/career?company=Cameco, and the internal portal at hcm17.sapsf.com. Both are linked from cameco.com/careers/opportunities. Verified live as of April 2026.
How many people work at Cameco?
Cameco employs approximately 3,800 people across its Saskatchewan mining and milling operations, the Port Hope conversion facility in Ontario, the Saskatoon corporate office, and international positions. The figure does not include Westinghouse Electric Company employees, which is a separate workforce held through Cameco's 49 percent ownership stake alongside Brookfield Renewable Partners.
Where is Cameco headquartered?
Cameco is headquartered at 2121 11th Street West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Saskatoon corporate office houses executive leadership, finance, legal, IT, supply chain, communications, ESG, and many technical and engineering functions. Operations are split between northern Saskatchewan (McArthur River, Cigar Lake, Key Lake), Port Hope and Cobourg in Ontario, and the Inkai joint venture in Kazakhstan.
Does Cameco hire engineers and geologists outside Saskatchewan?
Most engineering, geology, and metallurgy roles at Cameco are based at the Saskatoon Corporate Office or at the Saskatchewan operating sites with fly-in/fly-out rotations from Saskatchewan points of hire. There are smaller technical contingents at Port Hope, Ontario for the conversion facility, and at the Inkai JV in Kazakhstan. Remote work for technical roles is limited because of the operational and regulatory nature of the business.
What is the relationship between Cameco and Westinghouse?
Cameco completed the acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company in November 2023 alongside Brookfield Renewable Partners. Cameco holds a 49 percent ownership stake; Brookfield holds 51 percent. Westinghouse hires through its own systems and recruiting brand. Cameco employees do not automatically have access to Westinghouse roles, and vice versa, although the two companies collaborate strategically on fuel services, AP1000 deployments, and the eVinci small modular reactor program.
What is the interview process like at Cameco?
Expect a recruiter phone or Microsoft Teams screen first, followed by a technical interview with the hiring manager and senior technical staff, often a written exercise or presentation for senior or specialized roles, and a panel or final-round interview with cross-functional stakeholders including HR business partners and Vice Presidents for senior roles. Reference checks, background checks, pre-employment medical, and Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission security clearance eligibility complete the process. Total timeline is typically four to ten weeks depending on role and security requirements.
Does Cameco offer remote or hybrid work?
Cameco offers hybrid arrangements for many Saskatoon corporate roles, typically with a mix of in-office and remote days. Operations roles at Cigar Lake, McArthur River, Key Lake, and Port Hope are not remote-eligible because they require physical presence at licensed nuclear facilities. The specific hybrid policy varies by team and is best confirmed with the recruiter during the screening call.
What is fly-in/fly-out rotation at Cameco's Saskatchewan sites?
Cigar Lake, McArthur River, and Key Lake operate as fly-in/fly-out (FIFO) sites with workers flown from points of hire including Saskatoon, Prince Albert, La Ronge, and northern Saskatchewan communities. Standard rotations are typically seven days in and seven days out, or fourteen days in and fourteen days out, depending on the role and site. Camp accommodations include private rooms, full meal service, and recreational facilities. Travel between site and point of hire is on Cameco-arranged charter flights at no cost to employees.
How important is Indigenous engagement in Cameco's hiring?
Indigenous engagement is structurally embedded in Cameco's business. Approximately half of the northern Saskatchewan workforce identifies as Indigenous, the company maintains long-standing collaboration agreements with Athabasca Basin First Nations and Métis communities, and Indigenous employment is a license-to-operate consideration. For site-based roles in particular, candidates with experience working respectfully with Indigenous communities — through impact benefit agreements, employment programs, environmental monitoring, or community consultation — have a meaningful advantage. Performative or surface-level answers are quickly identified by interviewers.
What is the salary range for engineers at Cameco?
Cameco does not publish salary ranges externally for most postings. Industry benchmarks suggest mining engineers in Saskatchewan range from approximately CAD 95,000 for early-career roles to CAD 180,000 plus for senior or principal engineers, with site-based roles carrying additional rotation premiums. Total compensation also includes a defined contribution pension match, employee share purchase plan participation, short-term incentive eligibility for many roles, and benefits. Recruiters typically discuss compensation explicitly during the first screening call.
Does Cameco hire new graduates?
Yes. Cameco runs a structured student and new graduate program with summer internships, co-op terms, and entry-level roles in engineering, geology, metallurgy, environment, finance, IT, supply chain, and communications. Postings appear on the careers/students page at cameco.com/careers/students and on the SuccessFactors job board. Cameco recruits actively at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Queen's University, McGill, University of British Columbia, and other Canadian engineering and geoscience programs.
Is uranium mining safe to work in?
Yes, when operated to modern standards. Cameco's operations are licensed and continuously monitored by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, with stringent radiation protection programs, dosimetry, ventilation engineering, and personal protective equipment protocols. Worker radiation doses at Cameco's Saskatchewan operations are typically a small fraction of regulatory limits and comparable to natural background radiation in many parts of the world. The company's safety record is publicly reported and is a significant focus of leadership attention.
Does Cameco sponsor work permits in Canada?
Cameco hires primarily Canadian citizens and permanent residents, particularly for site roles where Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission security clearance is required. The company does sponsor temporary foreign workers and permanent residence in specific cases for hard-to-fill specialized roles, but it is not a routine practice and should be discussed transparently with the recruiter early in the process.

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