11 Dec (NucNet): The Areva group said on 9 December 2009 that the rotation of the first centrifuge cascade of its Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant had taken place on the Tricastin site in southern France.
Georges Besse II will continue to operate while new centrifuge cascades are being installed and gradually brought online to supplement its production output, which is set to reach full capacity in 2016.
The plant will comprise two enrichment units and produce 7.5 million separative work units (SWU) when it reaches full capacity.
Full report in database: NucNet News in Brief No. 161, 10 December 2009.
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