Weekly report : from February 2nd to 8th 2006.
Press release
February 09, 2006
Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 17,5 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 95 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 10 canisters of vitrified fission products have been produced(1) in R7 and 15 in T7, vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 65 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 33 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 175 canisters have been produced.
(1)The fission products (ultimate residues of spent fuel) are incorporated in heated glass to approximately 1100°C. The whole is poured in stainless steel containers. The fission products are an integral part of stable, compact and resistant glass. This process is called vitrification.

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