Ukraine to build 4 nuclear reactors as war hits power supply
The Hindu
Ukraine's energy ministry plans to build four new nuclear reactors at the Khmelnytskyi plant to compensate for Russia's control of the Zaporizhzhia plant.
Ukraine's Energy Ministry said on January 29 that it will begin building four new nuclear reactors this year to compensate for Russia's seizure of the country's largest nuclear plant.
Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in televised comments that all four new reactors would be at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine, eventually making it the largest in Europe.
Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, currently Europe's largest, has been under Russian control since March 2022 and its six reactors have been shut down.
Fierce fighting in the area and power cuts have raised international concerns since the plant still needs electricity and water to cool its systems.
The Khmelnytskyi plant will receive two reactors built to a U.S. design, the Minister said.
The plant, which dates back to the 1980s, currently has two reactors. Two others have long been planned but their construction delayed.
"With the power that six reactors at Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant will be able to produce, it will be the largest in Europe and even more powerful than Zaporizhzhia," Mr. Galushchenko said.
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