UP2 Plant :
The UP2 800 plant started again on April the 12th.
Reminder : on the 24th February during a rincing operation, a leak was detected on the chute linking the shearing machine and the dissolver of the R1 head-end facility.
This one had been stopped to permit the realisation of the monitoring and repairing operations.
A total of 98 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.
At the R7 vitrification facility, line B is on stand-by, lines A and C are in service.
A total of 123 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.
UP3 Plant :
The head end plant is currently undergoing a scheduled shutdown. Maintenance operations are being carried out in accordance with the scheduled programme.
At the T7 vitrification facility, line B is in service, lines A and C are on stand-by.
A total of 87 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.
Work in the Moulinets Cove :
The preparatory work (1) for the dismantling of the former pipe has been realised during the tides with a high coefficient from 07th to 10th April. The scheduled programme has been realised in spite of difficult weather conditions during the beginning of the period.
(1) This work involves a survey of the pipe s route and determination of the state of the remaining part of the former pipe.
4/19/2001