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𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝟰𝟰𝟬 𝗻𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 Framatome has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with four European utilities — ČEZ (Czech Republic), Fortum (Finland), MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd. (Hungary), and Slovenské elektrárne (Slovakia) — to further advance the development of its 100% sovereign European VVER 440 nuclear fuel design. This agreement marks a key milestone in strengthening the diversification and security of nuclear fuel supply for VVER 440 reactors across Europe. ⚡🇪🇺 The project enters an initial phase focused on the design of the VVER 440 fuel assembly and its associated transport container. It will be followed by a Lead Test Assembly (LTA) program to support licensing and future reloads across the participating nuclear power plants. The initiative is supported by an integrated, robust and fully European design and supply chain, leveraging Framatome’s fuel fabrication facilities in France and Germany. 🏭 The development of the VVER 440 fuel design is also worked on in the framework of the “SAVE” (Framatome Safe and Alternative VVER European) project, supported by the Euratom Research and Training Programme of the European Union, involving multiple European stakeholders including these four VVER utilities. With 19 VVER reactors currently in operation in the European Union, this initiative supports the long-term safe, reliable and sovereign operation of Europe’s nuclear fleet, with first lead fuel assemblies targeted from 2028. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eVqa3t8H #Nuclear #EnergySecurity #Europe #Innovation #Framatome #EnergyTransition