TVEL, Russia, is likely to set up a state-of-the-art nuclear fuel fabrication plant to fuel its upcoming plants in India. TVEL is part of the Russian Government owned Rosatom.

The company plans to set up eight to ten plants at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu and Haripur in West Bengal over the next two decades under the Indo-Russian civil nuclear agreement. It is likely to set up at least 8-10 VVER-1,000 type reactors at Kudankulam and Haripur under the agreement. The fabrication plant is likely to supply fuel to these plants.

In this regard, the company is holding discussions with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for the proposed plant. The site for the proposed nuclear fuel fabrication plant is likely to be decided only after the discussions with the DAE are concluded.

TVEL already has a contract with the DAE to supply 2,000 million tonne fuel to the India’s pressurized heavy water reactors over the next five years. The company already supplies to the two units of Tarapur atomic plant.