Bimonthly Report : from August 20th to September 2nd, 2009

9/4/2009

Press release

Treatment activity:

The treatment french used fuel is in progress
From all treated assemblies, a total of 728 tons have been processed for recycling.

For these two weeks, in the vitrification facilities 26 canisters of vitrified fission products⁽¹⁾have been produced.

Since the beginning of the year, 448 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction produced 38 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 904 canisters have been produced.

(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.

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