Thursday, 13 March 2025
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In addition to signing the Westinghouse and Enusa Technology Cooperation Agreement (WETCA), the partners also signed a contract under which Enusa will fabricate VVER-440 fuel assemblies for Fortum for delivery to its Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland later this year. This agreement continues the VVER-440 fuel cooperation announced in September 2022.
“We look forward to increasing our partnership with Enusa and continuing to help our customers to produce carbon-free electricity,” said Tarik Choho, director of Westinghouse’s nuclear fuel business. “We are proud of our teamwork and joint history that have been renewed and reinforced over the years, demonstrating one of the longest and strongest alliances in our industry.”
The collaboration between Westinghouse and Enusa formally started in December 1974, with the first pressurised water reactor (PWR) technology transfer agreement. This partnership provided the Spanish nuclear industry with access to Westinghouse’s PWR fuel technology and was key for Enusa to develop its engineering, manufacturing and service capabilities, contributing to the strong civil nuclear energy program developed in Spain over the last half century.
In the 1990s, Enusa and Westinghouse partnered in delivering PWR fuel to European customers outside of Spain, and the Juzbado fuel assembly plant in Salamanca has been a reliable supplier to customers, in addition to those in Spain, in Belgium and France ever since. Since the first fuel delivery to the Ascó nuclear power plant in 1985, Enusa’s facility in Juzbado has provided more than 7300 tonnes of PWR fuel to its Spanish and international customers.
“Over these 50 years, many professionals from both companies have worked side by side, sharing knowledge, experiences and values,” said Enusa President Mariano Moreno. “It is their effort and dedication that has strengthened this alliance and made it an example of industrial cooperation at an international level.”
