Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 23 tons of spent fuel.
From all treated assemblies, a total of 265 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 9 canisters of vitrified fission products have been produced(1) in R7 and 12 in T7, vitrification facilities.
Since the beginning of the year, 221 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 15 canisters of compacted residues.
Since the beginning of the year, 277 canisters have been produced.
The actuality, it is also...
AREVA sign a vitrification assistance contract with BNFL
One shipment of swiss spent fuel arrived on March 25th at the railway terminal of Valognes. It was the second shipment of the year, and it contained 12 spent fuel from Goesgen power plant. It correspond to 5.12 uranium tons, which allowed to supply more than 220 000 persons 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.
(2) BNFL : Bristish Nuclear Fuel Limited