On the sidelines of the outstanding global event, World Nuclear Exhibition 2025, held in Paris, the head of JSC “NNEGC “Energoatom” Pavlo Kovtonyuk met with Chairman and CEO of Électricité de France (EDF) Bernard Fontana.
During the conversations, the parties discussed the opportunities of expanding cooperation between the companies, in particular in nuclear and radiation safety improvement at Ukrainian NPPs, as well as EDF’s potential participation in the implementation of new nuclear projects in Ukraine.
EDF is one of the leading energy companies in the world, with significant experience in the field of safe operation and modernization of nuclear power plants. The French side expressed readiness to share its technical and managerial experience to improve the safety and efficiency of the Ukrainian nuclear sector.
As a reminder, last year JSC “NNEGC “Energoatom” and EDF signed the Memorandum of Cooperation in the nuclear field, which provided for studying opportunities for potential cooperation to implement new nuclear facilities in Ukraine, as well as support the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the available nuclear fleet. According to this document, EDF may involve its subsidiaries, in particular Framatome and Arabelle Solutions.
