TVEL, the fuel company of ROSATOM and MVM Paks NPP Ltd signed on November 13, 2017, an engineering services contract for introduction of modified 2nd generation fuel assemblies for VVER-440 reactors at the existing units of Paks NPP.
Engineers of TVEL will develop a new modification of fuel assemblies with increased uranium capacity and optimized hydro-uranium ratio in comparison with the assemblies currently used at Paks NPP.
This would improve economic efficiency of the power units while maintaining the current fuel cycle performance.
At present, Paks NPP is the only NPP in the world with VVER-440 reactors which functions in extended 15-monthes fuel cycle.
TVEL currently supplies to Paks NPP 2nd generation nuclear fuel produced by Machinery plant (a fabrication enterprise of TVEL in Moscow region).
The valid contract relations between TVEL and the Hungarian Customer comprise supply of nuclear fuel to all four 440 MW power units of Paks NPP till the end of their operational lifetime.
«The distinction of cooperation with Paks NPP is the active hands-on approach of the Hungarian partners who look for the ways to improve the efficiency of nuclear fuel exploitation and jointly with us contribute to the technical part of this project. Putting highest priority on R&D and innovations development, TVEL offers to its customers cutting-edge nuclear fuel modifications, constantly improving their technical and economic features», stressed Natalia Nikipelova, CEO of TVEL.
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