Weekly report : from September 21 through 27, 2000

9/28/2000
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 553 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, lines A and B are in service, line C is on standby.
A total of 324 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from GRAFENRHEINFELD* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility.
A total of 287 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, line A is on standby, lines B and C are in service.
A total of 193 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.


*GRAFENRHEINFELD: German PWR reactor.