TVEL does not expect the reduction of fuel supplies from Russia at Ukrainian NPPs

Supplies of Russian fuel to nuclear power plants of Ukraine are without question, the process can stop only gross political interference, said senior Vice President for strategy of the organization TVEL (part of Rosatom ) Alexey Grigoriev.

"Ukraine is interested in cooperation with Russia. If not rude intrusion of politics, the fuel Supply will continue to decline and they will not. No issues with partners there, "said Grigoriev correspondents in the process of the VII international forum" ATOMEXPO ".

TVEL is the main supplier of fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants, but "Energoatom" and cooperates with the American company Westinghouse, which supplies fuel for the South-Ukrainian NPP. If TVEL supplies Ukraine fuel assemblies in the package, the contract with Westinghouse built on the fact that Kiev supplies to their facilities enriched uranium, of which it already produces Nuclear fuel.

in this regard, the Ukrainian state concern "Energoatom" was signed in April with the French company Areva a contract for Supply of enriched uranium. The head of this concern, which is the operator of all Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Yuriy Nedashkovsky then assured that fresh consensus does not threaten the positions of the Russian supplier, with whom a long-term contract.

"We predict Ukraine fuel amounting to about 600 million by the end of 2014 ", - said a top Manager of a fuel Rod. In 2013 Ukraine was purchased in Russia of nuclear fuel also at $ 600 million. So, despite sounding from the Ukrainian Ministry of energy statement on the need to reduce dependence on Russian nuclear experts, as long as the volumes of supplies are stored.

Russian fuel Company TVEL is one of the leading world famous manufacturers of nuclear fuel for nuclear boilers, part of state Corporation " Rosatom ". The company controls a number of factories, mining and processing uranium, as well as producing components for nuclear boilers. Nuclear fuel, TVEL supplies in China, Europe and the middle East.


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