Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a contract with Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom for the supply of VVER-440 nuclear fuel for the Rovno nuclear power station.
The company said the agreement is another step in the continuation of the longstanding partnership between Energoatom and Westinghouse.
The parties also signed a letter of intent on further exploring the localisation of fuel assembly component production in Ukraine. Atomenergomash, a subdivision of Energoatom, is completing qualification to manufacture VVER-1000 top and bottom nozzles for Westinghouse fuel.
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