Ukraine in January-March 2018 purchased nuclear fuel for a total of $96.409 million, which is 20.6% less than a year ago ($121.458 million).
According to the State Statistics Service, for this period Ukraine purchased Russian fuel for $67 million and that of Swedish production for $28.415 million.
Thus, Ukraine’s purchases of nuclear fuel for the first three months of 2018 from TVEL (Russia) in monetary terms accounted for 70.5%, from Westinghouse (Sweden) for 29.5%.
As reported, Ukraine in 2017 purchased nuclear fuel for a total of $533.422 million (from Russia for $368.964 million and Sweden for $164.458 million), in 2016 for $548.81 million (from Russia for $386.782 million, from Sweden – $162.28 million), in 2015 – $643.57 million (from Russia for $610.883 million, Sweden – for $32.688 million), in 2014 – for $628.176 million (from Russia for $588.831 million, Sweden – for $39.345 million), in 2013 – for $600.596 million (all from Russia), in 2012 – for $ 600.334 million (from Russia for $555.355 million, Sweden – for $44.979 million).
The operator of all four operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine is the state-owned enterprise National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom, which acquires nuclear fuel under contracts with TVEL (Russia) and Westinghouse Electric Sweden (Sweden).
