Ukraine to purchase nuclear fuel from Canada

Energoatom agreed with Canada’s Cameco on the purchase of nuclear fuel to be used at the Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

This was announced by the Office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

During Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal's visit to Canada, the Saskatoon-based Cameco and the Ukrainian state-owned Energoatom concluded a major supply agreement under which Cameco will deliver uranium to meet Ukraine's nuclear fuel needs until 2035, according to the statement.

The agreement builds on a partnership agreement signed earlier this year and is expected to help Ukraine generate electricity while providing jobs to the middle class in Canada, the report notes.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Denys Shmyhal is on a one-day visit to Canada on April 11. He has already held talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Defense Minister Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Also, the head of the Ukrainian government talked with the Ukrainian community leaders in Canada.