The first batch of Westinghouse nuclear fuel has been loaded into Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland.
Finnish state energy company Fortum has started using nuclear fuel from the American company Westinghouse Electric to replace Russian supplies. The company’s press service reported this on Monday, September 2.
“The first batch of Westinghouse Electric Company nuclear fuel was loaded into Fortum’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant during its annual shutdown in August… For the first time in history, the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant is filled with 100% Western fuel,” said the statement.
The Loviisa nuclear power plant relies on nuclear fuel from Rosatom subsidiary TVEL. After the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Fortum began looking for a substitute for Russian fuel. At the same time, the company assured that it will honor its existing contracts with TVEL, which are valid until 2027 and 2030.
Fortum’s two nuclear reactors in Loviisa provide around 10% of Finland’s total electricity production.
Let’s recall that in June, Bulgaria for the first time imported fuel for nuclear power plants not from Russia, but from the United States. And Armenia is discussing with the United States the construction of a new nuclear power plant.
Source: korrespondent
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