“The agreement opens a new stage in the development of Ukraine’s nuclear sector. The construction of new units is essential for the energy independence of our country. In addition, we are becoming a driving force in leading to carbon neutrality in Europe. ” he said to the agreement, the head of Energoatom Petro Kotin. Westinghouse promises a breakthrough from her, which will ensure the construction of more reactors in the country.
The construction of the Chmelnický 3 and 4 units began in the 1980s at the time of the Chernobyl accident. It ended in 1990, when the authorities declared a moratorium on the construction of new reactors in response to the disaster. One of the blocks was completed at that time by three quarters, the other by less than a third. Each of the two Russian VVER-1000 reactors was to have a capacity of 1000 megawatts. Westinghouse will now use its own AP1000 reactors.
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Representatives of Energoatom were already in September look in the American company’s South Carolina warehouse for components from the construction of two units of the VC Summer power plant, which was stopped in 2017. It will probably be used to complete the fourth unit in Chmelnický. “A complete set of parts for the nuclear power supply is available. By using them, we can significantly shorten the construction time, “Kotin praised at the time.
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Energoatom operates fifteen reactors with a capacity of almost fourteen gigawatts and shows that it sees a future in the core. “Our goal is to have a capacity of 24 gigawatts by 2040. We are preparing for this with the help of our specialists and foreign partners, ” added Kotin. Additional reactors from Westinghouse could be set up in Zaporozhye and Rivne. The country would also like to use nuclear energy for ecological bitcoin mining.
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Experts but they are skeptical about the plans, among other financial reasons. They assume that the two blocks in Khmelnytsky will cost ten billion dollars and that Ukraine will probably borrow them from the US State Export-Import Bank.
Westinghouse will probably apply for a tender for the completion of Dukovany with its AP1000 reactor. Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček (YES) said last week that the state had received security questionnaires from all three potential applicants. American companies should compete with the French company EdF and the South Korean KHNP.
