Russia’s state-owned nuclear fuel manufacturer Tvel has completed development of modified fuel for VVER-440 pressurised water reactors to be used at the Loviisa nuclear power station in southern Finland, the company said.
Tvel said the new fuel has higher uranium load which allows for lower enrichment levels without reduction of thermal power generation in a reactor.
The modified fuel is expected to improve the efficiency of fuel usage, reduce the cost of the fuel production chain, and ease the handling of irradiated fuel.
Tvel said the new fuel has higher uranium load which allows for lower enrichment levels without reduction of thermal power generation in a reactor.
The modified fuel is expected to improve the efficiency of fuel usage, reduce the cost of the fuel production chain, and ease the handling of irradiated fuel.
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