IAEA: Ukrainian nuclear power plants want to have a second supplier of nuclear fuel

IAEA: Ukrainian nuclear power plants want to have a second supplier of nuclear fuel

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Responsibility  for fuel replacement at Ukrainian nuclear power plants from the Russian on  American have to be putt on Kiev

At the same time, the organization offered “not to politicize the issue.” “Some countries want to have a second supplier. This is normal market behavior of the operator,” – said the deputy director of the IAEA  MOSCOW, September 29. Ukrainian authorities are responsible for the safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, including the decision on the choice of fuel for it. This position was expressed by IAEA Deputy Director General Alexander Bychkov, participating by video from Vienna to a briefing in Moscow. “From a security standpoint, all the questions you need to ask the public authorities of the country that approves the use of fuel,” – said Alexander Bychkov answering the question about replacement security of Russian nuclear fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants on the American.

However, he suggested “not to politicize the issue.” “Indeed, some countries want to have a second supplier. This is normal market behavior of the operator,” – said Bychkov. He also noted that for each fuel and each reactor, there are certain standards, and no operator Nuclear Power Plant, in his opinion, will not deliver to operate a fuel that does not meet these standards. Bychkov said that the IAEA to conduct regular missions safety analysis stations. “We as an agency are no claims to Ukraine from the point of view of safety of nuclear power is not” – he stressed. Deputy Director General of the IAEA said that “all stations in Ukraine are at a very good level of protection from terrorists and from any unauthorized intrusion.” As reported earlier, Ukraine allowed the supply of nuclear countries modernized nuclear fuel the American company Westinghouse. In December, it will arrive at the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant and is expected in late December – early January will be loaded into the third unit of the plant. On this occasion, senior expert at the Institute for Energy and Finance Sergey Kondratyev said that Ukraine’s decision to not take into account the technological features of the stations of the Soviet type and is associated with considerable risk. The expert reminded about problems using American fuel at the reactors of the Soviet type, installed as the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant and a nuclear power station in the Czech Republic. Bychkov also noted any problems in the export of spent nuclear fuel from Ukraine or Russia or Ukrainian side did not suffer. “For export of spent fuel from Ukraine and supplies no” Energoatom “or” Rosatom “no problems are,” – he said.

“The nuclear market – it is a peculiar thing, and we have a line of work, which ensures the stability of the system of uranium, that is, to any country at any time, regardless of the political situation had access to enrichment, – he said. – For this created a “bank of uranium” (ICUE-Ed.) “. He added that for each fuel and reactor there are certain standards and more than one operator is not put on the operation of the fuel, which is contrary to these standards. “Many countries want to have a second supplier, this is normal market behavior of plant operators – said Bychkov. – When it comes to safety, all the questions you need to ask the public authorities of the country that claims to use the new fuel for its reactors.”

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