Emil Jacobs - Collectifission<p>"French nuclear fuel cycle company Framatome has been selected by Swiss operator Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken (KKG) to be the long-term supplier of nuclear fuel assemblies and related services for its Gösgen nuclear power plant, a statement said.</p><p>Framatome said the contract, the financial details of which were not disclosed, will see Framatome deliver fuel for reloads and provide reactor core fuel management services starting from 2026.</p><p>The agreement extends a decades-long relationship between Framatome and KKG, the company said. Framatome will supply its high thermal performance (HTP) fuel assemblies.</p><p>Gösgen, in the canton of Solothurn, northern Switzerland, is a 1,010-MW pressurised water reactor which began commercial operation in 1979.</p><p>Switzerland has four nuclear reactors in commercial operation at three sites: Beznau-1, Beznau-2, Gösgen and Leibstadt. Nuclear power provides about a third of Swiss power generation.</p><p>Last month, Framatome signed a contract to modernise the instrumentation and control systems at the Leibstadt nuclear power station.</p><p>At the end of 2024, Framatome announced it had loaded novel accident tolerant fuel for a fifth cycle of experimental operation at Gösgen."</p><p><a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Switzerland</span></a> <a href="https://greennuclear.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nucnet.org/news/framatome-gets-long-term-fuel-supply-contract-for-switzerland-s-goesgen-nuclear-plant-4-4-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nucnet.org/news/framatome-gets</span><span class="invisible">-long-term-fuel-supply-contract-for-switzerland-s-goesgen-nuclear-plant-4-4-2025</span></a></p>