Weekly report : from December, 14th to 20th 2006.

12/21/2006
Press release

Treatment activity:
 
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 25 tons of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 971,5 tons have been processed to date this year.

During this period, 17 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in the vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 974 canisters have been produced.

The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 40 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 1351 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.

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