The first-ever fuelling of Ukrainian nuclear power plants with non-Russian nuclear fuel in the history of Ukraine is an important stage in Ukraine's long-term separation from Russia, the UK Ministry of Defence believes.
Uranium demand for nuclear reactors is expected to grow by 28% by 2030 and double by 2040 as governments increase nuclear power capacity, according to a report published by the World Nuclear Association (WNA), reports Reuters.
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This comes a little over three years since the unit achieved its ‘first criticality’ – a technical term that signifies the initiation of a controlled, but sustained nuclear fission reaction – in July 2020. On June 30 this year, the unit had started commercial operations.