Weekly report : from June 26, 2003 through July 2nd, 2003

Press release

July 04, 2003

Treatment activity :

During this period, 44 tons of spent fuel assemblies from EDF power plants have been processed on the site.

From all treated assemblies, a total of 539 tons have been processed to date this year.

During this period, 10 canisters of vitrified fission products(1) have been produced.
Since the beginning of the year, 271 canisters have been produced.

Since the beginning of the year, the facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 294 canisters of compacted residues(2)

Shipment activity :

Two arrivals of spent fuel assemblies...

Two shipments of 2 casks of spent fuel assemblies from Netherlands and 9 casks from Germany arrived at the Valognes railway terminal the July 3rd.

(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)It is about the metal envelope of the spent fuel assemblies as well as metal waste resulting from maintenance operations of the installations.