Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 17.7 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 600,5 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 5 canisters of vitrified fission products have been produced(1) in R7and 6 in T7, vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 518 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 23 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 658 canisters have been produced.The actuality, it is also...
..During this period, the factory started the maintenance actions of the installations, within the inter-campaign work 2005 planned this summer.
(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.