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Zaporizhzhya NPP remains cut off from power grid

Russian occupation forces have kept the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) operating on emergency diesel generators for a second day after cutting its only connection to the Ukrainian power grid, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom said on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 11:52 PM

Ukraine celebrates U.S. fuel success at Rivne Nuclear Power Plant

Ukraine’s nuclear energy sector achieved a historic milestone when American-made nuclear fuel from Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB was loaded into a VVER-440 reactor at the Rivne Atomic Power Plant on Sept. 10, 2023, the state-owned NPP operator Energoatom reported.

10 September 2025, 03:32 PM

Chornobyl may host small modular reactors

Land plots in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone may be allocated for small modular reactors, the head of Ukraine’s Exclusion Zone agency told Interfax-Ukraine on May 19.

19 May 2025, 04:19 PM

Russia holding at least 13 Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant workers captive — Energoatom

Russian forces are holding at least 13 employees of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in captivity, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom reported on May 13.

13 May 2025, 02:51 PM

Zaporizhzhya NPP can restart if returned to Ukrainian control

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, occupied by Russia since March 2022, cannot be restarted without returning it to Ukrainian control, said Energoatom head Petro Kotin during a briefing at Ukraine's Ministry of Energy on April 9.

9 April 2025, 04:39 PM

Ukraine says Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant restart only possible after full de-occupation

Any changes to the operational licenses of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), currently under Russian occupation and with all six of its reactors in cold shutdown, will only be possible after the facility is fully de-occupied and returned to Ukraine’s control, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) said in a statement on March 28.

28 March 2025, 12:30 PM

Energoatom teams up with Sense Bank to advance Ukraine's nuclear projects

Petro Kotin, head of JSC NNEGC Energoatom, and Oleksiy Stupak, chairman of JSC Sense Bank, signed a cooperation memorandum to boost Ukraine's nuclear capacity, including the completion of units at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, Energoatom reported on March 26.

26 March 2025, 06:48 PM

No approval ever for Energoatom’s billion-dollar Russian reactor gamble

The Supervisory Board of Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear operator in Ukraine, never authorized the purchase of Russian-built power units from Bulgaria for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP), Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on March 11.

11 March 2025, 02:09 PM

Ukraine’s plan to buy old Russian reactors faces collapse

Ukraine’s plan to purchase old Russian-built nuclear reactors for the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KhNPP) may fall apart as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has yet to sign the necessary bill, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported on Telegram on March 10.

10 March 2025, 03:20 PM

Energoatom boosts output, spends billions to maintain tariffs

Ukraine’s nuclear power plant operator Energoatom increased its electricity production in 2024 by 2% to 53 billion kWh, which is 12% higher than in 2022, according to its report published on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 11:42 AM

Lithuanian energy expert takes the helm of Energoatom’s supervisory board

The supervisory board of the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom elected Jarek Neverovich, Lithuania’s former energy minister and chief adviser to the Lithuanian president on environmental and infrastructure issues, as its chair on Jan. 17, the company announced.

18 January 2025, 01:31 PM

New twist in Ukraine’s most controversial construction: ‘Our money’ editor unravels the truth

Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko continues to promote the controversial construction of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant and the acquisition of two Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria, Yurii Nikolov, editor of the "Our Money" project, said in an interview with Radio NV.

18 January 2025, 10:43 AM

Energy Ministry refutes tariff hike rumors over Khmelnytskyi NPP expansion plans

The expansion of Ukraine’s nuclear power generation does not require electricity tariff increases for households, the Ministry of Energy stated in response to allegations by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak.

15 January 2025, 04:39 PM

Energoatom condemns Russian threats to expel IAEA from ZNPP

Moscow’s threats to remove the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission from the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) amount to “nuclear terrorism,” Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom said in a statement on Nov. 15.

15 November 2024, 11:13 PM

Another Ukrainian nuclear power plant finishes maintenance early

Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom has completed the annual maintenance of another reactor at one of Ukraine's nuclear power plants ahead of schedule, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko announced on Oct. 9.

10 October 2024, 01:26 AM

Russia uses Zaporizhzhya NPP to train drone pilots targeting Nikopol

Russian forces are training FPV drone operators on the grounds of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Center for Countering Disinformation, in a statement on Wednesday, Sep. 25.

25 September 2024, 12:18 PM

Bulgaria extends deadline to finalize nuclear reactor deal with Ukraine

The Bulgarian Parliament has decided to extend by six months the deadline for the government to negotiate the sale of two Russian nuclear reactors and accompanying equipment to Ukraine, Euractiv reported on Sep. 12.

15 September 2024, 03:27 PM

Zaporizhzhya NPP faces emergency risk from Russian shelling

Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, currently under Russian occupation, is at high risk again after Russian shelling damaged one of its two external power lines, state-owned Energoatom reported on Sept. 3.

3 September 2024, 11:55 AM

Ukraine to resume construction of nuclear power plant in Cherkasy Oblast

Ukraine's state nuclear operator Energoatom is reviving the previously suspended Chyhyryn Nuclear Power Plant project, the company announced on Aug. 27.

27 August 2024, 10:24 PM

Negligence or deliberate arson can be behind fire at Russian-occupied ZNPP, Ukraine's Energoatom suggests

Negligence or deliberate arson may be behind the fire at the technical water supply facility of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Ukraine's Energoatom suggested on Telegram on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 09:35 AM

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