Ukraine would be enriching uranium in Russia

In 2011 in Ukraine will be a full cycle of uranium enrichment, but not on the Ukrainian territory and the territory of Russia. This was reported by Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko during the "Ukrainian Energy Forum - 2011" organized by the Adam Smith Institute. The minister recalled that Ukraine became a shareholder of the International uranium enrichment center in Angarsk, Russia. "So this year we will have a full cycle of uranium enrichment, but not in our territory and the territory of Russia", - said Yuri Boyko. In Ukraine, he said, will be made for fuel pellets, as well as increase production of uranium and production of uranium concentrate. Chapter Minenergouglya stressed that today not only experts, but politicians know that nuclear power is the key to power humanity. Recall that the Russian corporation TVEL and state concern "Nuclear fuel" signed an agreement establishing the territory of Ukraine the joint venture on a parity basis with the shares of the parties 50 to 50 for the production of nuclear fuel for reactors VVER-1000 reactors on Russian technology. Parties to build an agreement that the plant capacity of 400 tons of uranium per year can be put into operation in 2012, subject to speed up the selection and approval by the Ukrainian side of the site to accommodate the company, a feasibility study. Cabinet plans to invest $ 250 million into building a new plant for processing uranium-based Novokonstantinovskogo field. Ministry of Industry