Treatment activity:
During this period, the plants treated 21 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 476 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 13 canisters of vitrified fission products have been produced(1) in R7 and 14 in T7, vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 530 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 26 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 725 canisters have been produced.
The actuality, it is also...
...Eleventh transport of vitrified waste from France to Belgium.
28 canisters of vitrified wastes left, on June, 26th, the TN International's railway terminal of Valognes to the Dessel storage facility (Belgium). It was a shipment of 14,5 tons of vitrified residues, which represent the ultimate residues of 48,8 uran tons and allowed to supply more than 2 millions of Belgian with electricity during one year.
(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.