Weekly report : from December, 21th to 27th 2006.

Press release

January 03, 2007

Treatment activity:
 
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 24,5 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 996 tons have been processed to date this year.

During this period, 4 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in the vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 978 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 26 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 1377 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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