Weekly report : from  March 18 through March 22, 2000

Press release

March 24, 2000

At the UP2 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of 900 MWe EDF fuel continued in the R1 head-end facility. A total of 184 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, line A is in service. Lines B and C are on stand-by. A total of 82 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel elements from PHILIPPSBURG* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility. A total of 76 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, lines B and C are in service, line A is on stand-by. A total of 46 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

Work in the Moulinets Cove

Work continues on modifications to the discharge pipe in the tidal basin:

• radiological monitoring of sediments has revealed no anomalies, although there are fluctuations close to the old discharge pipe;
• the final, lower profile of the sea discharge pipe was achieved on March 17;
• work continues on placement of a concrete cover to make the pipe inaccessible during very low tides.

*PHILIPPSBURG-1, German BWR reactor