Weekly report : from February 15 through 21, 2001

2/22/2001
Press release

UP2 plant :a failure in the Plutonium treatment facility led to stop the up facilities on the 21st of February.
A total of 69 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines B and C are in service, line A is on standby.
A total of 54 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

UP3 plant : the T1 head-end facility is on standby. Monitoring operations are in progress.

At the T7 vitrification facility, line C is in service, lines A and B are on standby.
A total of 36 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.