Westinghouse agreed to supply nuclear fuel to Kiev to 2020
Ukraine and us energy Firm Westinghouse Electric Company came to an agreement on the supply of nuclear fuel by 2020, said the head of Westinghouse in the regions Europe, Middle East and Africa and in the brush on Tuesday.
" Today, the Company Westinghouse Electric Company and the state enterprise " national nuclear energy generating Company " Energoatom " (SE NNEGC " Energoatom " ) agreed to a significant expansion of the supply of nuclear fuel to nuclear power plants of Ukraine till 2020. In-depth interaction between organizations will help to diversify the supply of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants and ensure their reliability and safety ", - reported in the report of the brush.
He noticed that the Firm Westinghouse is working on the Ukrainian market of nuclear power since 2003 and provides his best world samples of products, services and technologies.
" Firm Westinghouse ready to provide Ukraine and the whole world market of boilers VVER (water-water energetic reactor) full range of their products and services, as well as among them the technology of digital control, fuel, refueling, inspection services, services for the improvement and refurbishment of nuclear power plants, " said the brush.
About 47% of the electricity generated in Ukraine, generate nuclear power plants, the rest is produced by thermal power plants by burning gas and coal, and hydroelectric power generation and " green " energy. The lack of gas and stop 80% of the mines in the Donbass because of the fighting has led to energy shortages and, consequently, power.
in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation told that the change of supplier of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian NPPs puts in danger the health of the people of Ukraine and Nations of Europe, and that the deal shows unacceptable haste and disregard considerations of nuclear safety.
similarly in the Russian international Ministry said that the Ukrainian side has not and does not have the ability to be no reason for concern regarding the reliability of supply of nuclear fuel from Russia.
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