7/26/2007
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. From all treated assemblies, a total of 662 tons have been processed to date this year.
On the two vitrification facilities, one is stopped for maintenance and other worked out 6 containers of vitrified fission products (1). Since the beginning of the year, the two facilities worked out 407 containers.
The facility of Hulls Compaction (ACC) in stop for maintenance did not work out containers of compacted waste. Since the beginning of the year, 821 containers were elaborate.
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. From all treated assemblies, a total of 662 tons have been processed to date this year.
On the two vitrification facilities, one is stopped for maintenance and other worked out 6 containers of vitrified fission products (1). Since the beginning of the year, the two facilities worked out 407 containers.
The facility of Hulls Compaction (ACC) in stop for maintenance did not work out containers of compacted waste. Since the beginning of the year, 821 containers were elaborate.
(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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