Nuclear fuel

for V VER reactors

Building the future today

The objectives of TVEL include solving strategic tasks

of Rosatom State Corporation necessary for bringing
export of nuclear technologies to a level comparable to
the domestic use of such technologies

Cover photo:
Victor Sedov, 7-grade fitter of Mashinostroitelny Zavod workshop 55;
Vitaliy Savin, foreman of 2nd Department Mashinostroitelny Zavod workshop

Issued in 2011
 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors 1

TVEL Fuel company –

Russian nuclear fuel designer,
manufacturer and supplier
TVEL Fuel company is the fuel division of Rosatom State Corpora- In total, TVEL Fuel company provides for the needs of 76 power
tion. The company’s core activity includes development, manufac- reactors in Russia, and in 15 European and Asian countries (17% of
ture and sale of nuclear fuel, as well as related nuclear and nonnuclear the world market), as well as for 30 research reactors throughout the
products both in Russia and abroad. Currently, TVEL Fuel Company’s world. Every sixth power reactor in the world operates on fuel pro-
assets include fuel fabrication facilities, a separation and sublimation duced by TVEL.
complex, as well as companies manufacturing gas centrifuges and TVEL Fuel company strives to respect the interests of its customers
related equipment. The fuel company on the basis of TVEL was set as much as possible, as well as to fully meet their economic and tech-
up in accordance with a resolution of Rosatom State Corporation for nical performance requirements. It is for this very reason that for each
building an optimal management structure for nuclear fuel cycle en- contract the necessary complex of quality assurance measures is
terprises in order to improve their performance and competitiveness worked out. TVEL’s corporate quality management system of its main
in the global market. manufacturing facilities and management company was certified in
The objectives of TVEL include solving strategic tasks of Rosatom accordance with ISO 9001 International Quality Standard.
State Corporation necessary for bringing export of nuclear technolo- Being environmentally conscious, the company also had its fa-
gies to a level comparable to the domestic use of such technologies. cilities certified to comply with ISO 14001 International Environment
In the context of strategic planning the TVEL is considered in con- Management System.
nection with Tekhsnabeksport, OJSC, which renders enrichment ser- The company’s product range is constantly extending, and
vices for the market of west-designed reactors. These two compa- the most up-to-date and complete information is available at
nies form the fuel division of SC Rosatom. the corporate web-site: www.tvel.ru
The strategic goal of fuel division for 2030 is to increase the annual TVEL_Nuclear Fuel company TVEL
profit to the amount of $12 bln. in real terms; ~ $9 bln. of this sum will
be made up by products/services of the front end of the nuclear fuel
cycle.
For this purposes the company is taking a number of steps to se-
cure and increase its share in the traditional markets, as well as to en-
ter new markets, in particular, markets of fuel for the western design
nuclear power plants.
2 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors

TVEL Fuel Company nuclear

fuel supplies geography
TVEL-labeled fuel keeps running 76 power reactors
in 15 countries, 30 research reactors
and Russian fleet transport reactors

17%
of the world’s market
of nuclear power plant fuel

76
power reactors in 15 countries

30
research reactors in 17 countries

45%
of the world’s market of uranium enrichment services

JSC TVEL regularly supplies its products to CIS countries (Ukraine, Armenia), Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria,
Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland), as well as Western Europe and Asia. TVEL-labeled nuclear fuel operates
nuclear power plants in China and India. In addition, our enterprises, jointly with our foreign partner, produce fuel for
nuclear power plants in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Great Britain.
Lithuania *

Great Britain *

Netherlands *

Germany *

Switzerland *
Finland

Czech Republic

Poland

Slovakia

Hungary

Libya

Bulgaria

Ukraine

Iran

Armenia

India

Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan

Vietnam

China

* in cooperation with AREVA NP * Fuel delivery stopped in 2010 due to power unit withdrawal
 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors 3

TVSA – advanced nuclear fuel

for reactors of Russian design

Promising product –
TVS-KVADRAT for reactors
of Western design

The TVEL Fuel Company participates in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
(ITER) project, which is working to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of
the utilization of nuclear fusion energy
St. Petersburg

Gatchina

Murmansk

Smolensk

Tver

Obninsk

Kursk

Rostov-on-Don

Voronezh

Saratov

Dimitrovgrad

Tomsk

Zarechniy

Ekaterinburg

Moscow

Bilibino

Russian fleet

Russian cities and foreign countries

Power reactors

Research reactors
Nuclear icebreakers
and nuclear-propulsion reactors
4 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors

TVEL’s production –
the world class of quality
Products for power
and research reactors
TVEL Fuel company develops, manufactures and supplies the output of power units, introducing new fuel cycles with
nuclear fuel that meets the most stringent international relia- improved technical and economic parameters, and develops
bility requirements to both Russian and foreign nuclear power fuels for innovation-driven projects NPP-2006 and floating nu-
plants with such reactors as VVER-440, VVER-1000, BN-600, clear power plant.
RBMK-1000, EGP-6, research reactors and marine nuclear TVEL supplies components of nuclear fuel in the form of
steam generating plants. The company also develops PWR uranium dioxide powder, pellets for fuel assemblies of vari-
fuel. ous kinds (PHWR, BWR, CANDU), zirconium components of
In cooperation with AREVA NP, TVEL manufactures and sup- nuclear grade alloys.
plies fuel for Western-European PWR and BWR reactors.
TVEL is a supplier of reactor core components and MOX-
fuel for unit №4, which is under construction, of Beloyarskaya
NPP with BN-800 reactor.
TVEL supplies its customers with modern nuclear fuels,
taking into consideration the tasks pertaining to increasing
 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors 5

С-2006 (VVER-1200s)

С-2006 (VVER-1200s)
Development of fuel for new reactors VVER-1000 TVSA-T
• Fuel for the floating nuclear power plant with KLT-40S Geometry hex
reactor based on ship-propulsion technologies that Number of fuel rods per assembly 331
meets nuclear non-proliferation requirements and
ТВСА-Т
- fuelled 312

ТВСА
uses uranium enriched less than 20%.
- unfuelled 19
• Fuel for reactors VVER-1200 NPP-2006, which en-
Overall length, mm 4570
sures operation under more severe conditions (pow-
er, temperature, pressure, steam-content) in com- Overall width, mm 235

parison with VVER-1000; operation in flexible fuel Fuel rod length, mm 3915

cycles of various time and possibility daily load follow Fuel rod outside diameter, mm 9.1
mode in the rage of 100-75-100% Nel. Pellet length, mm 9-12
• TVEL JSC participates in development of MOX-fuel Pellet outside diameter, mm 7.60
pellet production for BN-800 reactor that, according
Pellet density, g/cm3 10.4-10.7
to the decision of the State Corporation Rosatom, is
Average linear fuel rating, kW/m 16.8
located at the site of FSUE GKhK and is to be put into
operation in 2014. Peak linear fuel rating, kW/m 44.8

Cladding material Zr-1%Nb

TVSA-T for Temelin NPP Cladding thickness, mm 0.65

Maximum cladding temperature, °C 355

In 2004 CEZ Group company invited bids for nuclear
Spacer grid material Zr-1%Nb
fuel supply for Temelin NPP (Czech Republic). In 2006
Average discharge burnup, MWd/kgU 58
TVEL won the tender and signed a contract for fuel sup-
ply for Temelin units №1 and 2. Maximum assembly burnup MWd/kgU 66

TVSA-T design, which can be combined with fuel as-

semblies VVantage 6, was designed according to the
terms of the contract. TVSA-T can be operated in flexible
fuel cycles of 250-500 effective days.
Fuel for Temelin NPP is manufactured by Mashinos-
troitelny zavod. The first batch of TVSA-T in the volume of
full loading of the reactor core was put into operation at
power-generating unit №1 in 2010.
The construction of TVSA-T enables power-generating
units №1 and 2 of NPP Temelin to work at 104% of the
rated capacity.

VVER-1200
NPP-2006
6 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors

Main nuclear fuel types

VVER-1000 TVS-2M VVER-1000 TVSA-12

Geometry hex Geometry hex

Number of fuel rods per assembly 331 Number of fuel rods per assembly 331

ТВС-2М
- fuelled

- unfuelled
312

19
ТВСА-12
- fuelled

- unfuelled
312

19

Overall length, mm 4570 Overall length, mm 4570

Overall width, mm 235 Overall width, mm 235

Fuel rod length, mm 3988 Fuel rod length, mm 3836

ТВС-2М
Fuel rod outside diameter, mm 9.1

ТВС-2М
Fuel rod outside diameter, mm 9.1

Pellet length, mm 9-12 Pellet length, mm 9-12

Pellet outside diameter, mm 7.60 Pellet outside diameter, mm 7.8

Pellet density, g/cm3 10.4-10.7 Pellet density, g/cm3 10.4-

10.7
Average linear fuel rating, kW/m 16.0
Average linear fuel rating, kW/m 16.7
Peak linear fuel rating, kW/m 44.8
Peak linear fuel rating, kW/m 44.8
Cladding material Zr-1%Nb
Cladding material Zr-1%Nb
Cladding thickness, mm 0.65
Cladding thickness, mm 0.65
Maximum cladding temperature, °C 355
Maximum cladding temperature, °C 355
Spacer grid material Zr-1%Nb
Spacer grid material Zr-1%Nb
Average discharge burnup, MWd/kgU 58
Average discharge burnup, MWd/kgU 55
Maximum assembly burnup MWd/kgU 66
Maximum assembly burnup MWd/kgU 60
Fuel column height, mm 3680
Fuel column height, mm 3530
UO2 weight, kg 525
UO2 weight, kg 545
 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors 7

• Modern fuel TVS-2M, TVSA-12 TVSA-PLUS, for reactors

VVER-1000 enable consumers to increase technical and
ВВЭР-440
ВВЭР-440
• Second and third generation fuel assemblies for VVER-440
which feature higher technical and economic efficiency and
economical characteristics of NPP by means of extended facilitate implementing 5-6-year fuel cycles while increasing
fuel cycles introduction, raising of capacity of power-gen- thermal power capacity up to 110%.
erating units, raising of fuel burn-up and decreasing of fuel
operating limitations.

VVER-1000 TVSA-PLUS VVER-440

Geometry hex Working FA Control FA
2nd genera- 2nd gen-
Number of fuel rods per assembly 331
tion eration

ТВСА-Plus
- fuelled 312
Geometry hex hex
- unfuelled 19

ВВЭР-440
Number of fuel rods per assembly 127 127
Overall length, mm 4570
- fuelled 126 126
Overall width, mm 235
- unfuelled 1 1
Fuel rod length, mm 3988

ТВСА-12
Overall length, mm 3217 3200
Fuel rod outside diameter, mm 9.1 Overall width, mm 145 145
Pellet length, mm 9-12 Fuel rod length, mm 2601.5 2540
Pellet outside diameter, mm 7.60 Fuel rod outside diameter, mm 9.1 9.1
Pellet density, g/cm3 10.4-10.7 Pellet length, mm 9-12 9-12
Average linear fuel rating, kW/m 16.8 Pellet outside diameter, mm 7.60 7.60
Peak linear fuel rating, kW/m 44.8 Pellet density, g/cm3 10.4-10.7 10.4-10.7
Cladding material Zr-1%Nb Average linear fuel rating, kW/m 12.96 12.96
Cladding thickness, mm 0.5 Peak linear fuel rating, kW/m 32.5 32.5
Maximum cladding temperature, °C 355 Cladding material Zr-1%Nb Zr-1%Nb
Spacer grid material Zr-1%Nb Cladding thickness, mm 0.65 0.65
Average discharge burnup, MWd/kgU 58 Maximum cladding temperature, °C 350 350
Maximum assembly burnup MWd/kgU 66 Spacer grid material Zr-1%Nb Zr-1%Nb
Fuel column height, mm 3680 Average discharge burnup, MWd/kgU 51 42
UO2 weight, kg 525
Maximum assembly burnup MWd/kgU 57 52
8 Nuclear fuel for VVER-reactors

Fuel Fabrication Plant

In order to improve its marketing policy, adapt it to the TVEL offers to support the working process of plants
present market conditions and extend the line of products, abroad and on a regular basis is ready to provide up-to-date
the company makes available to consumers of nuclear fuel technologies and advanced equipment. Furthermore, it is
the following option: building of regional fabrication plants guaranteed that the plants will be able to use Russian ser-
in the client’s country. To use this option the country should vices of uranium enrichment what is quite a competitive ad-
possess a considerable fleet of Russian design reactors vantage in terms of present day aggressive competition in
and be devoted to further development on the basis of Rus- this segment of the world market. Special attention should
sian reactor technologies. be paid to the fact that today only TVEL Fuel Company pos-
Realization of this project is advantageous for all of its sesses reference and licensed technologies for production
participants. Foreign partners gain access to new technolo- of nuclear fuel for Russian design reactors.
gies and become capable of producing fuel in their coun-
tries. In addition to this, they can strengthen their energetic
security and become less dependent on deliveries of import
production.
Contact information
JSC Mashinostroitelny Zavod JSC Urals Electrochemical Combine LLC Novouralsk Research
12 Karla Marksa st., Elektrostal, Moscow region, 14001, 2 Dzerzhinskogo st., Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region, and Design Center
Russia 624130, Russia 2 Dzerzhinskogo st., Novouralsk,  
Phone: +7 (495) 702‑99‑01 Phone: +7 (34370) 9–24–77 Sverdlovsk region, 624130, Russia
Fax: +7 (495) 702‑92‑21 Fax: +7 (34370) 9–41–41, +7 (34370) 5–73–33 Phone: +7 (34370) 7–90–05
E‑mail: zymsz@elemash.ru E‑mail: condor@ueip.ru Fax: +7 (34370) 9–82–68
www.elemash.ru www.ueip.ru E‑mail: nrdc@nrdc.ru
www.nrdc.ru
JSC Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant JSC Electrochemical Plant
94 B. Khmelnitskogo st., Novosibirsk, 630110, Russia 1 Pervaya Promyshlennaya st., Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk JSC VNIINM N. A. Bochvar
Phone: +7 (383) 274‑83‑46 Territory, 663690, Russia 5a Rogova st., Moscow, 123098, Russia
Fax: +7 (383) 274‑30‑71 Phone: +7 (39169) 9–40–00 Phone/fax: +7 (495) 742‑57‑21
E‑mail: nzhk@nccp.ru Fax: +7 (39169) 9–42–43 E‑mail: post@bochvar.ru
www.nccp.ru E‑mail: taifun@ecp.ru www.bochvar.ru
www.ecp.ru
JSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant JSC OKB-Nizhniy Novgorod
7 Belova st., Glazov, Udmurt Republic, 427620, Russia JSC Vladimir Production Association Tochmash 88 Prospekt Lenina, Nizhniy Novgorod, 603004, Russia
Phone: +7 (34141) 3–60–70 1a Severnaya st., Vladimir, 600007, Russia Phone/fax: +7 (831) 295‑92‑66
Fax: +7 (34141) 3–45–07 Phone: +7 (4922) 47–32–09 Е‑mail: okb@city-nn.ru
E‑mail: post@chmz.net Fax: +7 (4922) 47–31–95
www.chmz.net E‑mail: pochta@vpotochmash.ru JSC Centrotech-SPB
www.vpotochmash.ru 47 Prospekt Stachek st., St. Petersburg, 198097, Russia
JSC Moscow Composite Metal Plant Phone: +7 (812) 336‑35‑70
49 Kashirskoye shosse, Moscow, 115409, Russia JSC Kovrov Mechanical Plant Fax: +7 (812) 784‑76‑96
Phone: +7 (495) 324‑72‑34 26 Sozialisticheskaya st., Kovrov, 601909, Russia E‑mail: ntz@centrotech.ru
Fax: +7 (495) 742‑82‑98 Phone: +7 (49232) 9–40–09
E‑mail: mzp@mzp.ru Fax: +7 (49232) 2–14–49
www.mzp.ru E‑mail: info@kvmz.ru
www.kvmz.ru
JSC Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex
Angarsk, Irkutsk region, 665804, Russia LLC Ural Gaseous Centrifuge Plant
Phone: +7 (3955) 54–00–40 2 Dzerzhinskogo st., Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region,
Fax: +7 (3955) 54–00–00 624130, Russia
E‑mail: kran@aecc.ru Phone: +7 (34370) 7–80–05
www.aecc.ru Fax: +7 (34370) 7–84–00
E‑mail: adm@ugcmp.ru
JSC Siberian Chemical Combine
1 Kurchatov st., Seversk (Closed Administrative Territorial LLC Uralpribor
Unit), Tomsk region, 636039, Russia 2 Dzerzhinskogo st., Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region,
Phone: +7 (3822) 76–55–93 624130, Russia
Fax: +7 (3822) 72–44–46 Phone/fax: +7 (34370) 5–63–26
E‑mail: SHK@seversk.tomsknet.ru E‑mail: info@uralpribor.com
www.atomsib.ru www.uralpribor.com
 TVEL JSC
49, Kashirskoye Shosse,
Moscow, 115409, Russia
Phone: +7 (495) 988-82-82
Fax: +7 (495) 988-83-83
E-mail: info@tvel.ru
www.tvel.ru
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