Weekly report : from October 26 through November 01, 2000

Press release

November 02, 2000

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 661 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A and C are in service, line B is on standby.
A total of 399 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 361 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, lines A and B are in service, line C is on standby.
A total of 240 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

*ISAR1 : German BWR reactor.