Energoatom and Holtec International are planning to build a plant in Ukraine for the production of containers, which are currently made in the USA, for storage of used nuclear fuel.
Why is Russia unable to force Ukraine's reactors to shut down?
Thanks to their resolve, russia is now unable to force Ukraine's reactors to shutdown for lack of used fuel storage capacity.
Is Energoatom moving used fuel to Central spent fuel storage facility?
That journey has finally come to fruition as the country's National Nuclear Operator, Energoatom, has successfully moved the used fuel from its operating reactors to the Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility.
What equipment does Ukraine use?
Some of the major equipment types being used by Ukraine include the HI-STORM 190 vertical ventilated storage system, the HI-STAR 190 Universal Transport Cask, the HI-TRAC 190 Transfer Cask, and an array of ancillary equipment to load, dehydrate, and weld the double wall Multiple Purpose Canisters at each operating plant site.
How does the csfsf save Ukraine's Treasury?
Not only does the CSFSF save approximately $200 Million each year to Ukraine's treasury (which was being remitted to russia for holding Ukraine's fuel), but it also removes Ukraine's strategic dependence on the russians that dates back to the country's independence.