Petr Kotin, head of Ukrainian power generation company Energoatom, said the country’s nuclear fuel reserves would be enough for two years. In addition, Ukraine plans to produce fuel using the American Westinghouse technology. This is stated on the Energoatom website.
“We are interacting with Westinghouse Electric, one of the leading power companies in the USA, to create a line to produce our own fuel,” Kotin said.
The Ukrainian representative added that cassette heads and stems are already produced in the country. Licensed by the Americans.
“So, we will manufacture half ourselves and the other half will be provided by Westinghouse,” Kotin said.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov declarationHe said that no significant progress has been made in negotiations on the establishment of a security zone around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.