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Bimonthly Report : from October 1st to 14th, 2009

Press release

October 15, 2009

Treatment activity:

 
The treatment of belgian research used fuel is in progress.
From all treated assemblies, a total of  850 tons have been processed for recycling.

For these two weeks, in the vitrification facilities 32 canisters of vitrified fission products(1) have been produced.
Since the beginning of the year, 582 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction produced 61 canisters of compacted residues.
Since the beginning of the year, 1098 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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