Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants treated 1 ton of spent fuel. From all treated assemblies, a total of 662 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 10 canisters of vitrified fission products has been produced(1) in the vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 392 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 32 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 804 canisters have been produced.
The actuality, it is also...
...The Information Space of the AREVA La Hague plant: this discovery space is opened everyday and allows the public to get to know the plant activity through a permanent show and a roundabout tour in the natural Cap de la Hague environment. Free of charge and opened to anyone without any age condition non further ado, the coach tour allows the discovery of our monitoring actions regarding the environment. Information: 02-33-02-73-04
(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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