6/23/2000
Press release
At the UP2 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of 1300 MWe EDF fuel is in progress in the R1 head-end facility. A total of 390 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.
At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A, B and C are on standby. A total of 202 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.
At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel elements from WURGASSEN* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility. A total of 199 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.
At the T7 vitrification facility, lines A and C are on standby, line B is in service. A total of 124 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.
*German BWR reactor.