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Thu, 06/23/2011 - 08:02
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Czech Temelin NPP uses Russian fuel.

PRAGUE, June 22 (Itar-Tass) -- Reactors of Czech's major nuclear power
plant, the Temelin, have started using Russian nuclear fuel.
On Wednesday night, the second energy block received the first
shipment of the nuclear fuel.
"The supplies from TVEL have replaced fuel of the USA's Westinghouse,"
Temelin's press secretary Marek Svitak told Itar-Tass.
"We have practically finalised the transfer from the American to
Russian fuel," he said. "Within next three weeks the plant's second block
will have all necessary technical works done, and the first energy block
of our plant started consuming Russian fuel last year already."
Russia's TVEL Company has become the only supplier of fuel for Czech
and Slovak nuclear power plants. The fuel from Russia has proved to be
better than analogous fuel from America's Westinghouse Company. Its use
will reduce expenses of the national nuclear power plants, which were
built with support of the USSR and Russia.
The contract term for fuel supplies for Temelin is ten years, and it
may be prolonged further. Over the ten-year period, the plant will receive
about 400 tonnes of fuel.
Russia provides nuclear fuel for Czech's Dukovany, and for Slovakia's
Yaslovcke-Bogunitse and Mokhovets power plants.




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