AFP: French company Framatome to supply nuclear fuel to Slovakia

French company Framatome will supply nuclear fuel to Slovakia to reduce its dependence on Russia. According to AFP, this is set out in a memorandum of understanding signed by Framatome and Slovenské elektrárne (SE) during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Bratislava yesterday.

An AFP source from French diplomatic circles said that, under the memorandum, Framatome will supply fuel “as the Russians produce it”, so it can power Slovak nuclear power plants based on Soviet technology.

In a press release yesterday, Slovenské elektrárne said that one of the memorandum’s key areas is cooperation on a long-term solution to diversifying fuel for nuclear power plants in Slovakia. “Nuclear power plants in Slovakia are pillars of our national energy security. I consider ensuring the diversification of nuclear fuel supplies for the stable operation of the Bohunice and Mochovce power plants to be one of our main tasks,” said SE Chairman of the Board Branislav Strýček.