Weekly report : from December 11th to 17tth, 2008

Press release

December 18, 2008

Treatment activity:

The shearing of italian used fuel is completed and the treatment of belgian research used fuel is in progress. From all treated assemblies, a total of  937 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 25 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced⁽¹⁾ in the vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 747 canisters have been produced 
 
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 40 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 1465 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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