The first fuel supplied by US Westinghouse has arrived at Ukraine’s Khmelnitsky NPP, nuclear utility Energoatom reported. "Westinghouse's fresh nuclear fuel was delivered to two Khmelnitsky NPP power units with VVER-1000 reactors. Now all domestic NPPs will use American fuel assemblies,” Energoatom said on its Telegram channel. Previously Khmelnitsky NPP used Russian fuel. "All fuel delivered to domestic nuclear power plants will be American or manufactured in Ukraine using Westinghouse technology," Energoatom head Petro Kotin said in a statement.
“From now on, all domestic nuclear power plants will utilise American fuel assemblies. They will be loaded into Khmelnitsky NPP reactors this year during scheduled maintenance,” said Energoatom. “The company has carried out a number of technical works and purchased the necessary equipment to ensure that all Ukrainian VVER-1000 and VVER-440 nuclear power units operate on nuclear fuel manufactured by US Westinghouse.
Image: Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant (courtesy of Energoatom)
