Ukrainian company Energoatom and Canadian mining company Cameco signed an agreement to regulate the supply of uranium concentrate from Ukraine to Canada. It has been reported TASS Referring to Energoatom’s press release on Telegram.
SE NAEK Energoatom signed an agreement with the Canadian company CAMESO, which is the final stage necessary for the implementation of the program on the use of Ukrainian uranium in the production of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants in Ukraine. .
Cameco accounts for about 15% of all uranium mining in the world.
Currently Ukraine does not have the capacity to produce its own nuclear fuel, before the SVO produced by Russia for Energoatom, now Ukraine plans to start its own production of nuclear fuel, the equipment for it will be created at the enterprise of the American company Westinghouse in Västerås, Sweden.
Previously reportedIn 2022, uranium concentrate rose to $50 per pound for the first time in 10 years.