French Nuclear Giant Framatome Signs Strategic Partnership with Slovak Nuclear Institute

French nuclear technology company Framatome and Slovakia's Nuclear and Decommissioning Company (VUJE) have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic partnership. The agreement focuses on nuclear engineering services, nuclear power plant modernization, and the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies. VUJE is a Slovak state-owned company that provides engineering and technical services for nuclear facilities, including Slovakia's two nuclear power plants at Jaslovské Bohunice and Mochovce. The partnership comes as Slovakia relies heavily on nuclear energy, which provides roughly half of the country's electricity supply, and as the European Union seeks to expand nuclear capacity to meet climate goals and reduce dependence on Russian energy imports.