Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 20 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 735.5 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 25 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in the vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 784 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 34 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 1098 canisters have been produced.
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...Incident during vessel rinsing
On October 20, during preparations for the dismantling of facilities at the UP2-400 plant, two employees were contaminated during an operation.
They were quickly tended to by the medical service, which provided the necessary care.
AREVA NC made a proposal to the French nuclear safety authority, ASN, to classify this as a level 1 event on the 7-level International Scale of Nuclear Events (INES).
(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.