Weekly report : from October 19 through 25, 2000

10/26/2000
Press release

At the UP2 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of 1300 MWe EDF fuel is in progress in the R1 head-end facility.
A total of 629 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A, B and C are in service.
A total of 388 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from ISAR1* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility.
A total of 345 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, lines A, B and C are in service.
A total of 228 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.


*ISAR1 : German BWR reactor.