French company will supply its high thermal performance assemblies
French nuclear fuel cycle company Framatome has been selected by Swiss operator Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken (KKG) to be the long-term supplier of nuclear fuel assemblies and related services for its Gösgen nuclear power plant, a statement said.
Framatome said the contract, the financial details of which were not disclosed, will see Framatome deliver fuel for reloads and provide reactor core fuel management services starting from 2026.
The agreement extends a decades-long relationship between Framatome and KKG, the company said. Framatome will supply its high thermal performance (HTP) fuel assemblies.
Gösgen, in the canton of Solothurn, northern Switzerland, is a 1,010-MW pressurised water reactor which began commercial operation in 1979.
Switzerland has four nuclear reactors in commercial operation at three sites: Beznau-1, Beznau-2, Gösgen and Leibstadt. Nuclear power provides about a third of Swiss power generation.
Last month, Framatome signed a contract to modernise the instrumentation and control systems at the Leibstadt nuclear power station.
At the end of 2024, Framatome announced it had loaded novel accident tolerant fuel for a fifth cycle of experimental operation at Gösgen.
