Framatome has signed two long-term agreements with Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel (VNF) for the supply of BWR and PWR fuel assemblies to its Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants. The first fuel delivery is planned in 2028.
For more than six decades, Framatome's fuel assemblies have powered the growth of nuclear energy around the world. This partnership aims at securing the fabrication and supply to VNF of Framatome's ATRIUM 11 and GAIA fuel assembly designs as well as Framatome shielding fuel assemblies and rod cluster control assemblies, further strengthening our trusted relationship.
Both ATRIUM 11 for boiling water reactors (BWR) and GAIA for pressurized water reactors (PWR), are state-of-the-art fuel designs from Framatome and benefit from proven leading design features that provide and ensure high performance, economic benefits and reliability to nuclear power plant operators.
”These agreements reflect the trust built through our long-term partnership with VNF and the operators. We are proud to continue delivering safe and reliable ATRIUM 11 and GAIA fuel assemblies to Forsmark and Ringhals and supporting a fossil-free future.”, said Lionel Gaiffe, senior executive vice president, Fuel Business Unit at Framatome.
Vattenfall is the largest electricity producer in Sweden, operating two PWRs at Ringhals nuclear power plant which generates around 17 TWh per year, and three BWRs at Forsmark nuclear power plant, generating about 25 TWh per year. Nuclear energy represents nearly 30% of Sweden's electricity production.
