Finland's Fortum Replaces Russian Nuclear Fuel With U.S. Fuel 

Finland's Fortum Replaces Russian Nuclear Fuel With U.S. Fuel 

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Finnish power utility Fortum has announced that it has successfully started using nuclear fuel from U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric as it seeks to replace Russian supply. For years, Fortum's Loviisa power plant in Finland has sourced its nuclear fuel from TVEL, a subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom; however, Fortum began hunting for a new fuel source two years ago after Russia invaded Ukraine. The new fuel includes uranium, the fuel assemblies, and also the enrichment process originating from Western sources. Fortum's two nuclear reactors in…

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