Bimonthly Report from July 15th to 28th

July 30, 2010

The facilities is shut down for maintenance.

Since the beginning of the year, 803 tons have been processed for recycling.

In the vitrification facilities 49 canisters of vitrified fission products⁽¹⁾ have been produced. Since the beginning of the year, 366 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction produced 44 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 829 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.