The first batch of the newest nuclear fuel pellets, which are to be used in nuclear power plants of the future, have been produced at the Rosatom Mining and Chemical Facility in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Region of Russia. The first batch of MOX [mixed oxide] fuel tablets-10 kilograms, was produced by industrial equipment at the Mining and Chemical Facility of the Rosatom State Corporation in a specially created unit. This is the first time in history that the mining and chemical facility has produced this type of fuel for fast-neutron reactors. Nuclear power station units with fast-neutron reactors will substantially enhance the fuel base of nuclear reactors and minimize radioactive waste due to what is known as a closed-nuclear fuel cycle. Fast reactor technology has been developed in very few countries to date but is to be adopted by many in the future. Russia is currently one of the world leaders in this field.
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