Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 40 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 812 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 23 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in the vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 854 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 23 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 1186 canisters have been produced.
The actuality, it is also...
...Ninth transport of vitrified waste from France to Germany
336 canisters of vitrified wastes left, on November, 10th, the TN International's railway terminal of Valognes to Germany. The shipment arrived on November, 12th. It was a shipment of vitrified residues, which represent the ultimate residues of 585 uran tons and allowed to supply more than 25 millions of German with electricity during one year.
With this ninth transport, 70% of german vitrified waste are already returned to owners.
(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.