TVEL Fuel Company, a subsidiary of Russia’s state atomic energy corporation - Rosatom and CNLY, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a contract for supply of nuclear fuel for CFR-600 fast-neutron reactor which is currently under construction in China.
The contract covers the initial loading of nuclear fuel, as well as supplies for refueling during the first seven years of the reactor operation, says a press release received on Sunday.
“Given that this project is a demonstration type, Russian engineers will come up with, in fact, a new kind of nuclear fuel, based on the Chinese design” Evgeny Pakermanov, the president of Rusatom Overseas informed. Rusatom Overseas coordinates the negotiation of the whole package of agreements on cooperation in the nuclear industry between Russia and China.
The CFR-600 fuel contract has been signed as a part of the agreement between the Government of Russia and of China on the joint construction and operation of the fast reactor in China. The agreement mainly covers construction of innovative power units of the Russian design (generation III +) with VVER-1200 reactors at two sites in China - Tianwan NPP and Xudabao NPP.
TVEL Fuel Company provides nuclear fuel for 72 power reactors in 14 countries, research reactors in eight countries, as well as transport reactors of the Russian nuclear fleet.
