Weekly report : from August 31 through September 06, 2000

Press release

September 07, 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 500 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 288 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing operations are going on again since Saturday the 02 of September, in the T1 head-end facility. Shearing of fuel assemblies from GRAFENRHEINFELD* is in progress.
A total of 242 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 167 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

*GRAFENRHEINFELD: German PWR reactor.