Weekly report : from September 28 through October 04, 2000

Press release

October 05, 2000

At the UP2 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of 1300 MWe EDF fuel is in progress in the R1 head-end facility.
A total of 582 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A and B are in service, line C is on standby.
A total of 344 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from ISAR2* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility.
A total of 306 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, lines A and B are on standby, line C is in service.
A total of 200 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

* ISAR2 : German PWR reactor.