KYIV, May 4 – The state nuclear power company Energoatom has signed a contract with Orano, formerly known as Areva, France, to assess the possibility of the practical implementation of services to reprocess spent nuclear fuel assemblies from Ukrainian reactors of VVER-1000 type at the French La Hague Reprocessing Plant.

"This contract marks an important step for Orano. It is a real success for us. It will pave a way for treating Ukrainian spent nuclear fuel by the French reprocessing sector," the press service of Energoatom reported, citing Senior Executive Vice President of Orano's Recycling Business Unit Pascal Aubret.