A private U.S. nuclear energy company could begin helping Ukraine in the production of enriched uranium, the fuel in nuclear power plants, according to a statement on Thursday from Kyiv's nuclear authority, Yadernoye Toplivo. The meeting, which took place on June 23 in Kyiv between ConverDyn and Ukrainian officials, is another indication of Kyiv's attempts to diversify its future energy needs and distance itself from Russian-produced energy, reports pro-Ukrainian news website UNIAN.
International Business Times: Ukraine hopes to produce its own enriched uranium with help from US company
Workers walk in front of the new safe confinement at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant on March 17.
