Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP)
| Last Modified: | March 6, 2013 |
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| Other Name: | (ОАО) Новосибирский завод химконцентратов, НЗКХ |
| Location: | Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast |
| Subordinate To: | TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Operational |
Established in September 1948, NCCP initially produced fuel for the Soviet Union's plutonium production reactors. Today, it is one of the largest TVEL companies manufacturing fuel for power and research reactors in Russia. [1] NCCP produces fuel assemblies for VVER-440 and VVER-1000 power reactors. This fuel is used in Russia's power reactors and exported abroad by TVEL. [2]
NCCP also manufactures highly-enriched uranium (HEU) and low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuel assemblies for use in research reactors in Russia and abroad. It has produced fuel pins (EK-10, S-36); second generation fuels (VVR-M2, IRT-2M, MR, VVR-C); and third generation fuels (VVR-M5, IRT-3M, and IVV-10).[3] Additionally, the company manufactures higher density Uranium-Molybdenum fuel as part of the international Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors (RERTR) program that facilitates conversion of research and test reactors from HEU to LEU use.[3]
NCCP is also the only company in Russia producing pure lithium materials, which are subsequently sold in domestic and foreign markets. [4]
Sources:
[1] "О предприятии" [About the enterprise], NCCP website, undated, www.nccp.ru (accessed 16 October 2012).
[2] "Производство энергетического ядерного топлива" [Production of fuel for nuclear power], NCCP website, undated, www.nccp.ru (accessed 16 October 2012).
[3] "Производство исследовательского ядерного топлива" [Production of fuel for research reactors], NCCP website, undated, www.nccp.ru (accessed 16 October 2012).
[4] "Литиевая продукция" [Lithium products], NCCP website, undated, www.nccp.ru (accessed 16 October 2012).
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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