Markus Rauramo, President of Finnish energy company Fortum, has stipulated that nuclear fuel imports from the Russian Federation be stopped. According to him, this could happen after the current contract has expired or sanctions have been imposed. Her words delivery interfax.
“It is clear to us that we will not continue to import nuclear fuel from Russia after the contract expires or if sanctions are imposed,” he said.
According to Rauramo, Fortum currently has an ongoing contract with TVEL (a Russian nuclear fuel cycle company headquartered in Moscow and operating since 1996) to supply nuclear fuel to the Loviisa nuclear power plant. This agreement is valid until 2027-2030, that is, until the end of the life of the old reactors.
March 2 newspaper Helsingin Sanomat knowledgeableHe said that due to the withdrawal of Finnish companies from the Russian market due to international sanctions, they suffered a total loss of more than 4 billion Euros. At the same time, Fortum suffered the biggest loss (-1.7 billion euros).
March 30 Finnish traditions knowledgeableFinnish customs, Russia’s share of Finland’s 2022 total import value decreased by 6 times, from 15.8% in January last year to 2.6% in December, while exports decreased by half from 5.4% in the same period. He noted that it fell to 2.7. .