Bimonthly Report from November 18th to December 8th

December 09, 2010

A campaign of treatment of italian used fuels and belgian research used fuel are progress.

Since the beginning of the year, 1046 tons have been processed for recycling.

• In the vitrification facilities, 56 canisters of vitrified fission products⁽¹⁾ have been produced.
  
            Since the beginning of the year, 696 canisters have been produced.
  
  
• The facility of hulls compaction produced 82 canisters of compacted residues.
  
            Since the beginning of the year, 1356 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.