TVEL Fuel Company
TVEL Fuel Company is a RUS company active in the nuclear fuel chain as enricher, fabricator.
Rosatom's fuel division, operating all four Russian enrichment plants and the Elektrostal and Novosibirsk fabrication facilities. It supplies fuel for VVER reactors worldwide, and for much of the Soviet-designed fleet in Eastern Europe, several of which have only recently qualified Westinghouse fuel as an alternative.
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
|---|---|
| Founded | not recorded |
| Ownership | state |
| Parent | Rosatom |
| Roles in the chain | enricher, fabricator |
Position in the chain
Downstream
Enriched uranium from this company feeds fuel fabrication, and from there 375 operating reactors across these types. Heavy water reactors are absent because they run on natural uranium and skip enrichment entirely.
| Reactor type | Operating units |
|---|---|
| Pressurised water reactor | 311 |
| Boiling water reactor | 45 |
| Gas-cooled reactor | 9 |
| Light water graphite reactor | 7 |
| Fast reactor | 2 |
| High-temperature gas reactor | 1 |
Facilities
| Facility | Stage | Country | Capacity / output | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novouralsk, Zelenogorsk, Angarsk and Seversk | enrichment | RUS | 29,133tSWU/yr | operating |
| Elektrostal (MSZ) | fabrication | RUS | 1,560tHM/yr | operating |
| Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant | fabrication | RUS | 1,200tHM/yr | operating |
What it supplies
| Product | For | Operating units of that kind |
|---|---|---|
| VVER fuel assemblies | vver | — |
| RBMK fuel assemblies | rbmk | — |
| Fast reactor fuel, including MOX | fbr | — |
Recorded as capability against a reactor type or model line rather than against named units, because utilities do not publish fuel contracts.
Sources
- TVEL Fuel Company — company source
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release — CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06