Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 21.5 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 576.5 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 6 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in R7 and 13 in T7, vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 622 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 6 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 859 canisters have been produced.
The actuality, it is also...
...Seventh transport of vitrified waste from France to Switzerland
28 canisters of vitrified wastes left, on September, 5th, the TN International's railway terminal of Valognes to Switzerland. It was a shipment of vitrified residues, which represent the ultimate residues of 49 uran tons and allowed to supply more than 2 millions of Helvetian with electricity during one year. With this seventh transport, 50% of vitrified waste are already returned to owners.
(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.