8/21/2008
Press release
Treatment activity:
Like each summer, The UP2 and UP3 facilities are temporary shut down to allow rinsings, as well as modifications, work of preventive or corrective maintenance and controls according to regulations. During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants have not treated spent fuel.
During this period, the vitrification facilities take off again. Since the beginning of the year, 499 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 16 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 865 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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Like each summer, The UP2 and UP3 facilities are temporary shut down to allow rinsings, as well as modifications, work of preventive or corrective maintenance and controls according to regulations. During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants have not treated spent fuel.
During this period, the vitrification facilities take off again. Since the beginning of the year, 499 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 16 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 865 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.
http://www.lahague.areva-nc.com/