Weekly report : from September 07 through 13, 2000

Press release

September 14, 2000

At the UP2 plant, following the disturbances due to roadblocks, facilities have been put in security configuration from September 07 through 09 in the afternoon.
Shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of 1300 MWe EDF fuel is going on again since the 10th of September in the R1 head-end facility.
A total of 517 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A and B are in service, line C is on standby.
A total of 297 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, facilities have been put in security configuration from September 07 through 10 in the evening.
Shearing of fuel assemblies from GRAFENRHEINFELD* is going on again since September the 11th, in the T1 head-end facility.
A total of 250 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, line A is on standby, lines B and C are in service.
A total of 170 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

*GRAFENRHEINFELD: German PWR reactor.