5/22/2003
Press release
Treatment activity :
During this period, 20 tons of spent fuel assemblies from french and swiss power plants have been processed on the site.
From all treated assemblies, a total of 384 tons have been processed to date this year.
During this period, 11 canisters of fission products(1) have been produced. Since the beginning of the year, 208 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.