Franco Belge de Fabrication de Combustible
Franco Belge de Fabrication de Combustible (FBFC) is a subsidiary of Areva NP , which is in turn a subsidiary of the French nuclear company Areva .
The company manufactures fuel assemblies for pressurized water reactors (PWR) and operates factories in Romans-sur-Isère (France) and Dessel (Belgium). The production is based on enriched uranium (UO 2 ), as well as on enriched reprocessed uranium. The factory in Pierrelatte (France) was shut down in 1998 and then largely dismantled; it now only produces unfilled fuel rod cladding or fuel rod bundles.
In the plant in Romans-sur-Isère, where UO 2 powder and pellets as well as accessories for reactor pressure vessels are manufactured, a leak was detected on July 17, 2008, through which uranium-containing liquid had been leaking into the sewer system for an unknown time in the past.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Découverte d'un tuyau défectueux sur Cerca Romans ( Memento of the original dated November 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. July 17, 2008
- ↑ ard.de: New incident in a French nuclear facility ( Memento from November 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) July 18, 2008
