Ukraine considers possible replacement of fuel elements in the draft nuclear fuel plant

Energy Ministry of Ukraine considers it possible refusal from building a nuclear fuel plant together with the Russian Corporation TVEL And involvement of other leading manufacturers of nuclear fuel, such as the American Westinghouse And the French Areva.

" There are several leading manufacturers of nuclear fuel: And Westinghouse And Areva, And TVEL. And We must choose what is best for Ukraine, which will ensure energy security And achieve the best economic effect ", - said Deputy head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine Vadim Ulica at a press conference on Tuesday.

in early October 2012 in Smolino village, Kirovograd region of Ukraine began the construction of a plant to produce nuclear fuel on Russian technologies for nuclear power plants. The Ukrainian authorities had planned that the first turn of the enterprise will be introduced before the end of 2015, the second - until 2020. The company aims to provide all the needs of Ukrainian NPPs with nuclear fuel. Partner in the project is currently TVEL.

Answering the question, do his phrase the possibility of replacing Russian corporations in this project, Ulica said: " has the possibility to be. We have questions on the agreement on the format of cooperation And license conditions. We have set, waiting for an answer. What will be the position of the side, I don't know, but the decision will be made only from the standpoint of national interests."

" We will create its own nuclear fuel, but in what kind of project And in which format is the decision will be made following the results of negotiations ", - added the Deputy head of the Ministry of energy of Ukraine.

Former Ukrainian Minister of energy Eduard Stavytskyi was said that Ukraine And Russia in 2014 will Finance the construction of a plant for nuclear fuel fabrication for a total of 91, 2 million dollars. At the same time it was declared about the complexities of Ukraine with the support due to budgetary problems. Ulica so explained the issue of financing of the project this year: " the Third part funded, but not all. The continuation will be depending on what We are building, And with whom We build ".


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