The idea of a monopoly of supply of Ukrainian NPPs fuel criticize the U.S. in Kiev
The message of the American Westinghouse their readiness to become the monopoly supplier of nuclear fuel for all power units of Ukrainian NPPs like propaganda for political reasons, the Firm is technically will not be able to supply fuel to all of these blocks, the Ukrainian Specialists.
The intention Westinghouse to be the sole supplier of fuel for all units of Ukrainian NPPs first announced at a press conference in Kyiv, the head of the organization Danny Roderick. Prior to that, Westinghouse advocated the diversification of supply of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian NPPs And for the fact that Kiev could choose between different suppliers, It's like would help to provide energy independence of Ukraine.
The main supplier of fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants is currently the Russian Company TVEL. In 2014, Ukraine And Westinghouse agreed on the supply of U.S. nuclear fuel at certain blocks of Ukrainian nuclear power plants Until 2020.
A few years ago at the Czech Temelin NPP occurred depressurization of fuel elements production Westinghouse, after which the Czech Republic has not wanted from this vendor. In 2012-2013 for 2 units of the South-Ukrainian NPP were reported violations in the fuel assemblies of American manufacturing. It turned out that these violations were caused by structural defects Westinghouse.
experts see the decision of Kiev again to start the application on its nuclear fuel Westinghouse danger of nuclear safety in the field.
"To me This post reminds propaganda on a number of factors. First, Westinghouse is only one company in Sweden. Capacity it is not enough even to have in the next Few years to serve all of our units, " said correspondents co-Ukrainian Fund energy strategies Dmitry Marunich.
as long as Westinghouse can do the fuel assemblies only for boilers Russian design VVER-1000. But the Firm will not have the ability to produce fuel for 2 boilers VVER-440, located at Rovno NPP, added the expert.
Next Is contrary to the policy of diversification, announced by the current government." Energoatom " And the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (Ukraine) publicly uttered - we will provide diversification, this will reduce the price. Where is the guarantee that Westinghouse, exclusively capturing the Ukrainian market will set the price that will be higher than the market?" said Marunich.
as long as desire Westinghouse similar to " propaganda pumped ", added the expert.
"Let them produce their fuel Assembly, what is currently happening in Ukraine, Is a pilot operation (American fuel)," said Marunich.
according to his statement, if the Ukrainian state Inspectorate for nuclear regulation recognizes that the American fuel you can work without any incidents, which some time ago was on the South-Ukrainian NPP, which were considerable losses, " then Let them work, maybe This will enable us to reduce the cost of nuclear fuel ".
"Although It is also a question. There is information that the Westinghouse fuel more expensive to purchase than the Russian, " - said the expert.
"in General, I don't really understand why they have the opportunity to become a monopoly supplier in in the next few years. This is contrary to the policy of diversification. And we would be more profitable to work with different suppliers Is the competition And the opportunity to reduce prices, " concluded Marunich.
"Westinghouse certainly can not claim to provide a fuel of all Ukrainian NPPs. Those supplies that are currently on Ukraine, are in test mode, This is an experimental fuel ", - has told correspondents specialist at the Ukrainian Institute of energy strategy Yuri Korolchuk.
"Americans don't have the ability to ensure accurate operation of the fuel, provide guarantees on technical problems. So after all This statements type of advertising, in the form that we're working here, fighting for the Ukrainian market, some won, But in our plans to conquer all the galactic plans, " he said.
But Westinghouse technically will not have the opportunity In the next 10 years to implement voiced, for such large supplies no corresponding investment plan, added the expert.
"most likely, It is the existence of political confrontation, attempt gives information rivalry with TVEL, a Major supplier of fuel assemblies at the site of Ukraine ", - believes Korolchuk.
"I see an opportunity Westinghouse to supply all Ukrainian nuclear power plants in the next 10-20 years with fuel, only if they will build there own nuclear power plant And will supply fuel to them. Only under such conditions they are able to guarantee the operation of nuclear fuel And the lack of incident in the event of a disaster", he said.
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