Ukraine will increase purchases of uranium concentrate - this became known during the negotiations between the head of SE NNEGC "

According to the press service of NNEGC Energoatom, the main topic of the meeting was the issue of additional supplies of enriched uranium to Westinghouse for the production of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants..

The parties discussed the issues of the current operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants in the context of Russia's armed aggression. Special attention was paid to the cooperation of companies in the field of supplying enriched uranium for SE NNEGC Energoatom in 2022 and prospects for cooperation in 2023..

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On August 1, 2019, Energoatom and Urenco entered into an agreement on the supply of enriched uranium. April 2022. the next stage of negotiations between the companies took place against the backdrop of Ukraine's complete rejection of Russian nuclear fuel.

Urenco Group is engaged in uranium enrichment (by gas centrifuge technology) for use in the production of nuclear fuel. The company owns uranium enrichment facilities in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. It supplies enriched uranium to 15 countries, mainly to Europe and the USA.. Its share is about 29% of the world market for uranium enrichment services.

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Recall that the United States plans to reduce dependence on the purchase of Russian uranium.