Russia has a chance to win a contract to supply nuclear fuel for the first Arab nuclear power plant being built by Korean KEPCO. In Abu Dhabi, insisting on the return of spent nuclear fuel producing country. Under these conditions, except for "Rosatom", can run only the French Areva. But while Russia does not have technology to produce fuel for Korean reactors.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have started negotiations with Russia and France on the possible supply of nuclear fuel under construction in the country's first nuclear power plant. About this media reported UAE permanent representative to the IAEA, the United Arab Emirates Hamad al-Kaabi. According to him, the UAE would prefer such an agreement which provides for the return of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) to the manufacturer.
UAE to become the first Arab country with nuclear power. The tender for the construction of nuclear power plants worth chetyrehblochnoy $ 20.4 billion in 2009 won the Korean company KEPCO. The first block of the station to become operational in 2017, the entire station will be completed by 2020. Supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants has not been determined, the competitive procedure of his choice for the first 15 years of service stations to be completed next year.
In the fuel element of (the company that combines the assets of "Rosatom" to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel), "b" have confirmed that talks with the UAE, but refused to disclose further details. Now TVEL is the monopoly producer of nuclear fuel in Russia, but also retains nearly 100% market share of fuel for nuclear power stations of Soviet and Russian design abroad. The company also manufactures in suburban IGC Technology French Areva fuel that is used in the European nuclear power plants.
In the nuclear industry there is a strong bond between the companies with reactor technologies and fuel suppliers. For example, the only attempt so far to compete with the fuel elements in creating fuel for the most common type of Russian VVER made Westinghouse (experimental batch was placed at the South Ukrainian nuclear power plants). In turn, the fuel element has its own project, "TVS-Square", designed for nuclear power plants of western design. The company intends to complete the 2015-2016 year, the licensing process, "TVS-Square", said a year ago the vice-president Vasily Konstantinov fuel elements.
Since the UAE is critical for the return of spent nuclear fuel manufacturer, a list of potential suppliers is limited. For example, the same Westinghouse does not return its fuel, leaving it on deposit from the buyer. Re-export of spent nuclear fuel is used only "Rosatom" and Areva. Russia enters into such agreements on the majority of new projects to build nuclear power plants.
Technology to create a new fuel for reactors with the Korean "Rosatom" no. But under the fuel supply can be understood not only the export of finished assemblies, but any degree of processing, such as providing uranium enrichment services, sales of fuel pellets or natural uranium, said the head of the news agency Nuclear.Ru Ilya Platonov. As for fuel cells, he says, the incinerator is already supplying fuels to meet the needs of both external and internal market (including a floating nuclear power plant reactors on fast neutrons, etc.). Ability to supply them to the UAE depends, firstly, on its ability to master a technology of production, and, secondly, on the economic feasibility. In this case, says Mr. Platonov, it is a contract for 15 years, its volume can be roughly estimated at several hundred million dollars - the question is whether it is to recoup the cost of implementing and licensing of new technology.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) have started negotiations with Russia and France on the possible supply of nuclear fuel under construction in the country's first nuclear power plant. About this media reported UAE permanent representative to the IAEA, the United Arab Emirates Hamad al-Kaabi. According to him, the UAE would prefer such an agreement which provides for the return of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) to the manufacturer.
UAE to become the first Arab country with nuclear power. The tender for the construction of nuclear power plants worth chetyrehblochnoy $ 20.4 billion in 2009 won the Korean company KEPCO. The first block of the station to become operational in 2017, the entire station will be completed by 2020. Supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants has not been determined, the competitive procedure of his choice for the first 15 years of service stations to be completed next year.
In the fuel element of (the company that combines the assets of "Rosatom" to enrich uranium and produce nuclear fuel), "b" have confirmed that talks with the UAE, but refused to disclose further details. Now TVEL is the monopoly producer of nuclear fuel in Russia, but also retains nearly 100% market share of fuel for nuclear power stations of Soviet and Russian design abroad. The company also manufactures in suburban IGC Technology French Areva fuel that is used in the European nuclear power plants.
In the nuclear industry there is a strong bond between the companies with reactor technologies and fuel suppliers. For example, the only attempt so far to compete with the fuel elements in creating fuel for the most common type of Russian VVER made Westinghouse (experimental batch was placed at the South Ukrainian nuclear power plants). In turn, the fuel element has its own project, "TVS-Square", designed for nuclear power plants of western design. The company intends to complete the 2015-2016 year, the licensing process, "TVS-Square", said a year ago the vice-president Vasily Konstantinov fuel elements.
Since the UAE is critical for the return of spent nuclear fuel manufacturer, a list of potential suppliers is limited. For example, the same Westinghouse does not return its fuel, leaving it on deposit from the buyer. Re-export of spent nuclear fuel is used only "Rosatom" and Areva. Russia enters into such agreements on the majority of new projects to build nuclear power plants.
Technology to create a new fuel for reactors with the Korean "Rosatom" no. But under the fuel supply can be understood not only the export of finished assemblies, but any degree of processing, such as providing uranium enrichment services, sales of fuel pellets or natural uranium, said the head of the news agency Nuclear.Ru Ilya Platonov. As for fuel cells, he says, the incinerator is already supplying fuels to meet the needs of both external and internal market (including a floating nuclear power plant reactors on fast neutrons, etc.). Ability to supply them to the UAE depends, firstly, on its ability to master a technology of production, and, secondly, on the economic feasibility. In this case, says Mr. Platonov, it is a contract for 15 years, its volume can be roughly estimated at several hundred million dollars - the question is whether it is to recoup the cost of implementing and licensing of new technology.
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