Thursday, February 10, 2011

Atomstroyexport Will Build Two Reactors In Ukraine

10 February 2011

WORLD NUCLEAR NEWS (LONDON) - Atomstroyexport, a Russian nuclear reactor construction company, signed an agreement on 9 February 2011 with EnergoAtom, Ukraine's national electicity generator, to build two reactors at Ukraine's Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. The agreement lays the groundwork for contracts regarding reactor design and equipment. Construction of these reactors began in 1985 but stopped in 1990. In June 2010 Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement to resume construction. Ukraine expects to commission the reactors in 2016 and 2017. Source: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Contract_agreement_for_Khmelnitsky_3_and_4-1002115.html (Reliability 39.09 -- Moderate)

Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. Image source: http://ukrainetrek.com/Khmelnitsky_city.shtml#

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