Bimonthly Report: Assessment of the production 2010

January 10, 2011

In 2010, 1048 tons of used fuels were treated with the aim of their recycling.

• In the vitrification facilities, 766 canisters of vitrified fission products⁽¹⁾ have been produced.
• As regards the facility of compaction of hulls, which assures the compaction of the metallic structures of used fuels, 1464 containers were elaborated in 2010.
            

(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.