The state-owned enterprise Energoatom transports spent nuclear fuel from Ukrainian NPPs for storage at the Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility, UNN reports citing the Energoatom press service.
SE NNEGC Energoatom is already fully transporting spent nuclear fuel from domestic reactors to the Centralized Spent Fuel Storage Facility (CSFSF) designed by the American company Holtec International
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It is noted that the construction and commissioning of the storage facility continued despite Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The CSFSF makes it possible to save about $200 million annually. It also makes Ukraine completely self-sufficient in the strategically important area of spent nuclear fuel management and storage.
"Currently, the CSFSF is successfully operated and performs its function by 100%. At the same time, the cost savings for spent nuclear fuel removal and dry storage from domestic NPPs this year alone have already fully covered the costs of the storage facility construction", said Petro Kotin, President of Energoatom.
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