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Zirconium

Zirconium is fabricated at Chepetsk Mechanical Plant which is the only in Russia and one of the three largest plants in the world specializing in such production.

Chepetsk Mechanical Plant produces a broad range of zirconium and its alloy items, which are used in nuclear power; diode and aerospace machinery; car, gas and oil refining industry; and shipbuilding.

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JSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant

(JSC CMP) Udmurt Republic, Glazov

JSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant is the only facility in Russia and the largest facility in the world, which produces zirconium and zirconium alloy items.

Production of zirconium, zirconium alloy items and zirconium-based chemical compounds is the major type of activities of the enterprise. Additionally the plant reprocesses all types of natural uranium raw materials, produces depleted uranium-based items to generate uranium tetrafluoride.

The enterprise manufactures fuel channels for the Russian NPPs with RBMK reactors, metal calcium, metal calcium alloy items and metal calcium-based chemical compounds. JSC CMP manufactures rare and rare-earth metals, items and rare-earth metal-based chemical compounds.

Contact information:
Address: 7 Belova st., Glazov city, Udmurt Republic 427620
Phone: (34141) 3-60-70
Fax: (34141) 3-45-07
E-mail: post@chmz.net  
www.chmz.net

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Nuclear fuel cycle

Nuclear fuel cycle is a combination of techniques for mining uranium, nuclear reactor fuel production and preparing the fuel for the use and after-use disposal. The notion “fuel cycle” specifies the fact that spent or irradiated nuclear fuel (SNF) can be regenerated after special treatment. The nuclear fuel cycle, including ultimate disposal of high-level waste, takes generally 50 to 100 years.

Nuclear power fuel cycle can be divided into three phases. The initial phase covers uranium ore mining through supply of fabricated fuel assemblies to NPP sites. The next phase includes reactor operation to generate electricity and temporary store SNF at NPP site. The final phase includes several operations: irradiated fuel transportation to a special storage facility or SNF reprocessing plant and burial of vitrified high-level waste after reprocessing.

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