For the first 7 months of 2014 Ukraine increased imports of Russian nuclear fuel to 73, 4% (compared with the same period of 2013), the cost amounted to 389 million dollars, according to customs data State fiscal service of Ukraine.
Ukraine increased imports of Russian nuclear fuel in natural units 61, 3% to 231 ton 143, 2 tons the year before. It is also said that in July, Ukraine imported nuclear fuel from Russia on the 101, 5 million dollars, reports UNIAN. Ukraine has extended the contract with the American company Westinghouse to supply fuel by 2020. In early April, the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of energy Yuriy Prodan said that the national nuclear energy generating Company " Energoatom ", which is the operator of all existing nuclear power plants in Ukraine, and Westinghouse in the near future have the opportunity to sign a contract for production and delivery of fuel for three Ukrainian nuclear boilers.

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