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TABLE 1:
Fuel cycle industry movements in 2015
MATERIAL PROCESSED
PRODUCT OBTAINED
(1)
PRODUCT SHIPPED
(2)
INSTALLATION ORIGIN
PRODUCT
TONNAGE
(unless otherwise
specified)
PRODUCT
TONNAGE
(unless otherwise
specified)
DESTINATION
TONNAGE
(unless otherwise
specified)
Comurhex
Pierrelatte
SBNI Marcoule
Uranyl Nitrate
-
U
3
O
8
-
SBNI Pierrelatte
-
ICPE Malvési
UF
4
16,530 t
UF
6
18,535 t
Areva NC Tricastin
18,535 t
Areva NC
Pierrelatte
TU5 facility
Areva NC
La Hague
Uranyl Nitrate
4,976 t
U
3
O
8
1,501 t
Areva NC Tricastin
1,501 t
Areva NC
Pierrelatte
W plant
URENCO
UF
6
(depleted)
7,883 t
U
3
O
8
6,332 t
Areva NC Tricastin
6,332 t
SET
11,678 t
9,270 t
9,270 t
Eurodif
Pierrelatte
(3)
Eurodif
UF
6
(derived from natural
and depleted uranium)
12.09 t
UF
6
(depleted)
48.66 t
Eurodif
UF
6
(based on enriched
uranium)
UF
6
(enriched uranium)
138.87 t
FBFC
Romans-sur-Isère
CER Ensam,
CNRS, IES,
RX solutions,
CEN MOL,
United States
Uranium
(depleted or natural)
1.52 kgU
Fuel elements
and targets for research
reactors, scrap
CER Ensam, CNRS, IRE, RX solutions
952 gU
CER Ensam,
CNRS,
United States
Uranium LEU
138.17 kgU
Institut REZ, ANSTO, CEN BR2, CER Ensam, CNRS,
Petten, IRE, Maria
201.86 kgU
CEA, United States
Uranium HEU
12.31 kgU
Andra, CEA, CEN BR2, Institut REZ, Petten, ILL, Maria
28.36 kgU
Fuel elements based
on depleted uranium 0.954 tU
(4)
CEA
0.532 tU
UO
2
(based on depleted
uranium)
Mélox Marcoule
0.882 kgU
SET
UF
6
(based on enriched
uranium)
596.12 tU
UO
2
(based on enriched
uranium)
5.486 tU
Areva NP Richland
2.478 tU
CEA
3.008 tU
Urenco
Fuel elements based
on enriched uranium 617.06 tU
EDF
482.18 tU
UEIP
Electrabel
11.11 tU
Mélox
Marcoule
Areva NC Tricastin
Depleted U0
2
144.05tHM
Fuel elements MOX
127.71 tHM
(5)
EDF
120.11 tHM
FBFC
12.81 tHM
Areva NC
La Hague
PuO
2
13.51 tHM
EPZ
7.72 tHM
Areva NC
La Hague
Fuels reprocessed in the La Hague plant
EDF, Borssele
UOX, MOX
673.99 t(U+Pu)
Uranyl Nitrate
1,204.77 tU
Areva NC Tricastin
1,228.05 tU
Orphée, BR2 MOL
RTR
0.16 t(U+Pu)
PuO
2
15.39 tPuO
2
Mélox Marcoule
13.41 tPuPO
2
EDF, Sogin
UOX,MOX
531.43 t(U+Pu)
Fuels stored in the la hague plant pools
EDF, Borssele, Sogin,
Phénix, RNR, BR2
MOL, Orphée, Osiris
Spent fuel elements
1,222.86
t(U+Pu)
-
-
-
-
GB II
Pierrelatte
Converters
and Eurodif
UF
6
10,823 t
UF
6
(depleted)
9,156 t
Defluorination
9,156 t
UF
6
(enriched)
1,457 t
Fuel manufacturers
1,457 t
(1) The products obtained may be shipped or stored in the facility concerned
(2) The shipped products may have been obtained during the year 2013 or during previous
years
(3) The facilities have been shut down since 2008. In 2013, they reprocessed, produced or
shipped no products
(4) tU : metric ton of uranium
(5) tHM: ton equivalent heavy metal
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ASN report on the state of nuclear safety and radiation protection in France in 2015