Romanian nuclear energy producer Nuclearelectrica launches feasibility study tender to double production of fuel

Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), Romania’s only nuclear energy producer, launched a tender worth RON 3.1 million for a feasibility study to double the production capacity of CANDU-6 type nuclear fuel bundles.

The project regards the nuclear fuel plant in Mioveni, in southern Romania. Until now, another plant in Pitești served as the only producer of the fuel necessary for the operation of Units 1 and 2 at the company’s nuclear plant in Cernavodă. The Pitești plant is also the only globally authorized producer, outside Canada, for the production of fuel bundles related to CANDU 6 technology, according to Economedia.