In 1980 the first commercial variant of new reactor was put into operation at Novovoronezh NPP. At the next stage of nuclear industry evolution (till 1995) 20 reactor units with VVER-1000 reactors were built and put into operation on the European territory of Russia, in the Ukraine and Bulgaria.

Since the 90ies the construction of VVER-1000 reactor units with increased safety began in Central and South-Eastern Asia. At the beginning of twenty first century 438 nuclear power reactors with total installed power nearly 350 Mln. kW producing 16% of the total electrical energy output in the world were in operation at NPPs the world over. Approximately 6% of nuclear power reactors in the world operate using nuclear fuel produced at JSC NCCP.

Fuel assembly (FA) production cycle includes the following operations: uranium dioxide powder fabrication and the fuel pellets on its basis, fuel pellets filling into the cladding, fuel element pressurization, fabrication of component parts and FA assembly. This production cycle is in operation and is constantly improved during more than 20 years. Production processes are based on the latest achievements in the field of treatment and welding of zirconium alloys, material protection from local and general corrosion, heat transfer, stabilization of the applied material structure and their physical and mechanical characteristics  

Fuel element (FE) and fuel assembly (FA) production complex is provided with automated equipment, modern control systems thanks to which the production process stability and high product quality is guaranteed.

Constant improvement of FA - the principal component of nuclear reactor cores provides for evolution of consumer fuel characteristics, high level of fuel operation safety and reliability.

Nuclear fuel users confidence in high quality of supplied products is based on the stable quality assurance system developed in accordance with the requirements of international standard ISO 9002 and certified by RF Gosstandart.