The Mining and Chemical Combine in Zheleznogorsk, eastern Siberia, has received a five-year licence for the industrial production of uranium-plutonium mixed oxide fuel for the Beloyarsk-4 BN-800 fast neutron reactor, reports said.
The licence was issued by the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision. The facility had previously operated with a pilot licence, also valid for five years.
In July Russia announced it had manufactured the first full reload batch of fresh MOX fuel for Beloyarsk-4.
The licence was issued by the Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision. The facility had previously operated with a pilot licence, also valid for five years.
In July Russia announced it had manufactured the first full reload batch of fresh MOX fuel for Beloyarsk-4.
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