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RBMK reactor fuel

The RBMK-1000 and RBMK-1500 fuel assemblies with burnable poison are made of zirconium alloys. Their life is up to 8 years to ensure nuclear safety and good economics. RBMK-1000 fuel assemblies widely use the recovered nuclear fuel.

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TVEL Fuel Company Address:
49 Kashirskoe shosse,
Moscow 115409
Tel.: +7 495 239-49-22,
+7 495 988-8282 (commutator)
Fax: +7 495 988-8383 ext. 6956
E-mail: info@tvel.ru  

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Export control and physical protection of the enterprises

Export control

In the framework of its safety and security policy JSC TVEL implements export control program in the course of foreign trade and international scientific and technical activities. The Fuel Company respects the principle of canceling any export deals if this may cause a breach of law and international commitments of the Russian Federation or affect the country’s national interests.

To implement efficient export control JSC TVEL carries out an institutional program which specifies export control procedures and obligations in accordance with existing Russian regulatory documents.

The Program facilitates getting the export license in a timely manner and sets the conditions, which exclude transfer of materials, equipment, technologies, scientific and technical information, which may affect the national interests of the Russian Federation or result in violation of the international commitments in the field of non-proliferation of the weapons of mass destruction and other the most hazardous types of weapons, as well as preventing breaches of export control legislation.

Physical protection of  the enterprises

JSC TVEL renders administrative and methodological assistance to affiliated companies in ensuring physical protection of nuclear materials and installations, establishing security force and preventing terrorist acts. Each affiliated company develops and implements measures to improve physical protection and counter-terrorism protectability on the basis of the annual plans. The analysis of vulnerability and physical protection efficiency is regularly conducted. Emergency notification procedure has been developed for affiliated companies to have them reporting to JSC TVEL.

JSC TVEL continuously monitors physical protection and counter-terrorism protectability of the affiliated companies, in particular, in the course of field exercises conducted jointly with competent authorities. Measures to eliminate identified shortcomings are developed on the basis of the results obtained.

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Glossary

BWR reactor– boiling water reactor using water as a coolant.

NPP – Nuclear Power Plant, an electricity generating plant with one or more power units (reactors), turboalternators and other equipment.

SNF – spent nuclear fuel, irradiated nuclear fuel. After unloading from a reactor it is temporary stored in a pool at the NPP site, and then sent either for reprocessing or for disposal.

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