Weekly report : from February 9 through February 16, 2000

Press release

February 18, 2000

At the UP2 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of EDF 900 MWe fuel has been interrupted since February 13 in the R1 head-end facility. A total of 98 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 46 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel elements from TIHANGE* continued in the T1 head-end facility. A total of 10 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, line A is on stand-by; lines B and C are in operation. A total of 39 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;
- preliminary work to submerge a new section of piping continued despite difficult oceanic and meteorological conditions.

* Belgian PWR reactor