Bimonthly Report : from September 3th to 16th, 2009

Press release

September 18, 2009

Treatment activity:
The treatment french used fuel is in progress and a campaign of belgian research used fuel started.
From all treated assemblies, a total of  769 tons have been processed for recycling.

For these two weeks, in the vitrification facilities 35 canisters of vitrified fission products⁽¹⁾ have been produced. Since the beginning of the year, 509 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction produced 62 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 966 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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