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Fuel Fabrication
According to the IAEA in 1995, China has one fuel fabrication facility in operation at Yibin with a LWR fuel fabrication capacity of 150 tons of HM/year. [IAEA, The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Information System: A Directory of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities, 1995 Edition, pp. 14, 42, 53.]
On 22 January 1996, France's Framatome signed an agreement with China to assist in the production of fuel for the Qinshan nuclear power plant. Framatome will provide assistance to the Yibin Nuclear Fuel Element Plant in the production of Qinshan's fuel. [Zhongguo Xinwen She (Beijing), 22 January 1996, in "France: Firm Signs Deal With China To Provide Nuclear Fuel," FBIS-TAC-96-001, 22 January 1996]
FUEL FABRICATION FACILITIES:
(1) DAKENG DAYA BAY: Reported new fuel fabrication plant. [Marko Milivojevic, "China Wants More Power For The People," Atom, January February 1995, p. 15]
(2) LANZHOU NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX
(3) BAOTOU NUCLEAR FUEL COMPONENT PLANT
(4) YIBIN NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENT PLANT
(5) NEW PLANT AT YIBIN
A new fuel fabrication plant (different from the one mentioned above) is reportedly under construction at Yibin, Sichuan Province. Planned to begin operation by the year 2000. Also to conduct research on new fuel upgrading and enrichment technologies. [Marko Milivojevic, "China Wants More Power For The People," Atom, January-February 1995, pp. 15-16.]
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