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Rosatom supplies the initial load of nuclear fuel for Tianwan-7 TVEL, PUBLISHED 21.01.2026 The Fuel Division of Rosatom (managed by TVEL JSC) has delivered nuclear fuel for the initial core loading of the VVER-1200 reactor at Power Unit No. 7 of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, located in Jiangsu Province on the Yellow Sea coast. CONTINUED BELOW (c) TVEL.  The nuclear fuel, including the initial core load and a number of fuel assemblies supplied as reserve, was manufactured at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (an enterprise of Rosatom's Fuel Division). The shipment was carried out under TVEL's contract for the fuel supply of Units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan NPP, which are under construction and based on Russian-designed Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactors. This is the first experience of supplying Russian nuclear fuel for VVER-1200 reactors to China. Previously, Rosatom has been only supplying fuel to four operating VVER-1000 reactors at the Tianwan NPP. Along with that, fabrication of VVER-1000 fuel assemblies was localized at the Yibin fuel plant in Sichuan Province under TVEL's license. Currently, localization of fuel manufacturing for VVER-1200 reactors is underway at the same plant. In total, four new VVER-1200 reactors are under construction in China, including Units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan NPP, as well as Units 3 and 4 of the Xudapu NPP in Liaoning Province in North-East of China. This is a part of the large-scale intergovernmental Russian-Chinese cooperation program in nuclear energy. "The first shipment of nuclear fuel for a VVER-1200 reactor is a new chapter in the history of our cooperation with our Chinese partners. In 2026, we are looking forward to supply three more initial cores for the Tianwan and Xudapu NPP units, this makes up the record-high volume of nuclear fuel shipments within a single year. Overall, our partnership with CNNC group is developing vigorously and embraces several areas, such as localization of fabrication, fuel supply for fast neutron reactors, and other topics. Meanwhile, the potential of our cooperation in the nuclear fuel cycle has far broader prospects for its development, and, for our part, we are ready to offer the Chinese market new products and solutions," commented Oleg Grigoriyev, Senior Vice President for Commerce and International Business at TVEL JSC. The contract for the supply of nuclear fuel for Units 7 and 8 of the Tianwan NPP was signed in July 2019 between TVEL JSC and the Chinese customers - Suneng Nuclear Power Corporation (CNSP) and the China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation (CNEIC), both part of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). The document was signed in the presence of Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and Chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) Zhang Kejian during the 23rd meeting of the Russian-Chinese Subcommission on Nuclear Issues. Topics: NFC, NPP Tianwan, TVEL, China Other news: CNNC Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Unit 2 begins operation Plant serves as starting point for large-scale deployment of Hualong Ones. Tianwan Nuclear Power Unit 7 completes hot functional test Hot functional test is conducted prior to fuel loading. Unit No. 2 has been permanently shut down at the Bilibino NPP Units No.3 and No.4 will be shut down till end of year. |
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