Weekly report : from  March 3 through March 8, 2000

3/10/2000
Press release

At the UP2 plant, shearing of fuel assemblies from a batch of 900 MWe EDF fuel continued in the R1 head-end facility. A total of 137 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the R7 vitrification facility, line A is in service. Lines B and C are on stand-by. A total of 66 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.

At the UP3 plant, shearing of fuel elements from LEIBSTADT* is in progress in the T1 head-end facility. A total of 43 metric tons of uranium have been processed to date this year.

At the T7 vitrification facility, lines A, B and C are on stand-by. A total of 40 canisters of glass have been produced to date this year.


Work in the Moulinets Cove

Work continues on modifications to the discharge pipe in the tidal basin:

  • radiological monitoring of sediments has revealed no anomalies, although there are fluctuations close to the old discharge pipe;
  • the connecting cuff and the liner cuff were submerged and connected to the section of flexible piping that had already been submerged.


* Swiss BWR reactor