Weekly report : from August 24th to 30th 2006.

8/31/2006
Press release

Treatment activity:

During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 26 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 555 tons have been processed to date this year.

During this period, 1 canister of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in R7 and 7 in T7, vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 603 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 32 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 853 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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