Assessment of the production 2012

In 2012, 1023 tons of spent nuclear fuels were treated(handled) with the aim of their recycling.
On the other hand, during year:

• 716 containers of vitrified waste⁽¹⁾ were elaborated in vitrification facilities.
• 885 containers of compacted waste⁽²⁾ were elaborated in the facility of compaction of hulls, which assures the packaging of the metallic structures of spent fuels. 

⁽¹⁾The fission products (ultimate residues of spent fuel) are incorporated in heated glass to approximately 1100°C. The whole is poured in stainless steel containers. The fission products are an integral part of stable, compact and resistant glass. This process is called vitrification.

⁽²⁾The compacted waste corresponds to the metallic structures of spent fuels, which once compacted, allow to divide by 5 the volume of the ultimate waste.