Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) said this week that it had been selected to supply fuel assemblies to Finland’s utility company Teollisuuden Voima Ojy from 2020 until 2038 – a long commitment for a fuel supply contract.
The value of the contract was not disclosed, but GNF said the plan included adapting assemblies to fit future needs for the company. Currently, the contract calls for a GNF joint venture called GNF Enusa Nuclear Fuel SA (Genusa) will supply assemblies for Olkiluoto Units 1 and 2 for the life of the contract. Both reactors are 880 MWe boiling water reactors, according to the World Nuclear Association.
Genusa is a partnership between GNF and Enusa Industrias Avanzadas, a Spanish company.
The assemblies will be manufactured in Salamanca, Spain, at the Juzbado nuclear fuel fabrication plant, the WNA said.
"TVO's experience using Genusa's fuel has been excellent, so I am pleased to see that the fuel has fulfilled our strict quality requirements again and we can revitalise the cooperation," said Marjo Mustonen, production manager and Senior Vice President of TVO in a statement.
"Our goal is safe and undisturbed power operation of the plant, and this long-term contract helps us to achieve this important goal and also secures the fuel supply for nearly two decades,” Mustonen said.