Weekly report : from June 8 through June 14, 2000

Press release

June 16, 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 367 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A, B and C are on standby. A total of 199 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel elements from UNTERWESER* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility. A total of 188 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 115 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

*German PWR reactor.