Madrid-based GNF ENUSA Nuclear Fuel (GENUSA) has been awarded a contract to provide fuel reloads for Vattenfall’s Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden. GENUSA is jointly owned by Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF – a GE Vernova-led alliance with Hitachi, Ltd and affiliate of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy) and ENUSA.
The new fuel supply contract runs from 2028 and includes several reloads of GNF2, a high-performance fuel assembly designed to offer increased power and lower operating costs. The GNF2 fuel for the Forsmark site will be fabricated in Spain at ENUSA’s Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Plant in Juzbado (Slamanca), utilising GNF-supplied components. The fuel assemblies include proven Defender PLUS debris filters that are designed to significantly improve the chance of stopping feedwater debris from reaching fuel assemblies.
“With a long history supporting the nuclear industry in the Nordics, ENUSA has manufactured more than 3,500 assemblies of GNF-designed fuel for Forsmark since 1993 and we look forward to supporting Vattenfall with our efficient and reliable fuel,” said Craig Ranson, Installed Base CEO at GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and CEO of GNF.
“We are honoured by Vattenfall’s decision to extend this collaboration that started more than 30 years and that will strengthen our relationship,” said Mariano Moreno, President & CEO of ENUSA. “The Juzbado facility has already supplied more than 12,600 assemblies of boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel to customers throughout Europe and this new contract shows the trust in the GENUSA supply of products and engineering services.”
GNF operates primarily through two major regional headquarters and manufacturing hubs: GNF-Americas (GNF-A), based in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, and GNF-Japan (GNF-J), based in Kurihama, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas
ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas, headquartered in Madrid operates its fuel assembly plant in Juzbado, which is one of Europe’s most innovative fuel factories. It manufactures fuel elements for Pressurised Water Reactors (PWR) under license from Westinghouse; for BWRs (General Electric) and for VVERs in collaboration with Westinghouse.
