Next Stop is America for Russia's Nuclear Sales Drive

摘要

Russia's Rosatom, already challenging French and other rivals for nuclear plant sales around the world, is now targeting entry into the U.S. fuel rod market, a top executive with the company has told Reuters. Despite U.S. sanctions over Moscow's treatment of Ukraine that have hurt some Russian firms and individuals, state-owned Rosatom still holds an almost 20 percent share of the U.S. enriched uranium market. Its fuel rod technology is not yet used in the United States, but the company sees potential for a breakthrough and a chance to take market share from rivals such as U.S. firm Westinghouse, now owned by Japan's Toshiba Corp.