MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian state-owned nuclear fuel supplier Wednesday won a tender to supply the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic with nuclear fuel, the company's press service said.
"TVEL Corporation won an international tender to supply nuclear fuel to the Temelin NPP in the Czech Republic ... against American company Westinghouse," the company said in a news release.
Under the 10-year contract, signed with CEZ Group energy company, TVEL will supply roughly 400 metric tons of fuel to the Czech Republic's largest two-unit NPP, construction of which began in 1987 with Russian help. First deliveries will arrive in late 2009.
TVEL, which controls 17% of the global nuclear fuel market, will be supplying modern, more economical fuel that also ensures greater reactor security, the company said, adding that other agreements on supplies of more advanced fuel may follow to supplement the contract.
The company said the deal would help Russia regain its positions as a leading global nuclear fuel supplier.
"Russia's victory in the international tender for fuel supplies to the Temelin NPP means that our country is regaining its traditional nuclear fuel markets," the company said.
