Bimonthly Report from October 21th to November 3rd

November 04, 2010

A campaign of treatment of used fuels EDF is in progress.

Since the beginning of the year, 976 tons have been processed for recycling.

• In the vitrification facilities, 57 canisters of vitrified fission products⁽¹⁾ have been produced.
  
            Since the beginning of the year, 583 canisters have been produced.
  
  
• The facility of hulls compaction produced 70 canisters of compacted residues.
  
            Since the beginning of the year, 1205 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.