Nuclear energy

IAEA director to visit Ukraine next week, plans to assess situation at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant

Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is set to visit Ukraine next week to assess and discuss the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the agency's statement said on Aug. 29

30 August 2024, 08:45 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

Nuclear power provides 60% of Ukraine’s electricity

As the country spent the last two weeks without rolling blackouts, 60% of Ukraine’s electricity demand is covered by nuclear power plants, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Aug. 7.

8 August 2024, 01:29 AM

Southern Russia citizens ask dictator Putin for help with electricity crisis

An emergency power outage left 25 streets in the Karasunsky district and 16 streets in the Prikubansky district without electricity, the Unified Dispatch Service of Krasnodar reported on Telegram on July 21.

21 July 2024, 04:48 PM

Restrictions on electricity supply to ease in August

The current rolling blackout schedules will become less oppressive in August, the head of Ukraine’s power grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda on July 1.

2 July 2024, 01:47 AM

Russia stripping ZNPP of equipment, Kyiv says

Eduard Atakishchev, the Moscow-appointed deputy director of the occupied Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), is allowing Russian occupiers to remove “surplus” equipment from the power plant, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on June 26.

27 June 2024, 01:12 AM

Russian fakes about Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant construction aim to sow distrust in Ukrainian society

Russian propagandists are spreading new fakes about Ukrainian energy, in particular, about new power units construction at the Khmelnytskyi NPP (KhNPP) to undermine Ukraine's efforts to bolster its energy sector, the Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) reported on Telegram on June 24.

25 June 2024, 12:23 PM

Power cuts across Ukraine will be more severe next week, Ukrenergo says

Next week, the generation shortage in Ukraine's energy system will become significantly more challenging, national power grid operator Ukrenergo warned on June 14.

14 June 2024, 11:29 PM

Former advisor critiques Ukraine's costly nuclear expansion plans

Lana Zerkal, former advisor to the Minister of Energy and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, expressed concerns over the feasibility of constructing multiple nuclear power units in Ukraine, in an interview with Radio NV on June 11.

13 June 2024, 10:50 AM

Situation in energy system to improve as additional NPP unit starts operating soon - Ukrenergo

A Nuclear Power Plant additional unit will be repaired soon, and will start its operation, leading to energy system recuperation, so the restrictions for consumers will become somewhat softer, Ukrenergo Chief Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said at Ukrainska Pravda talk show on June 6.

7 June 2024, 09:37 AM

Ukrainians face more power outages as Russia continues to hammer Ukraine's energy grid

Ukrainians will see even more power outages due to the "deteriorating situation with Ukraine's power grid", Ukrnerergo chair, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said on national TV on June 2.

3 June 2024, 12:46 PM

Over 50 IAEA delegations unite to hold Russia accountable for safety threats at occupied ZNPP

54 delegations of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supported a statement prepared by Ukraine on threats to nuclear and radiation safety posed by Russia, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry reported on May 22.

22 May 2024, 07:34 PM

US law bans all uranium imports from Russia

President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan bill banning the import of Russian enriched uranium for nuclear power plants, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announced on May 13.

14 May 2024, 12:29 PM

UK invests £200 million in nuclear plant to reduce Russian fuel reliance

The UK government is investing almost 200 million pounds ($251.1 million) in the construction of Europe's first plant for the production of high-grade nuclear fuel, low-enriched uranium (HALEU), Reuters reported on May 8.

9 May 2024, 11:14 AM

Rosatom and Western sanctions — opinion

The uncontrolled expansion of Russian nuclear operator Rosatom’s reach is increasingly playing a role in financing and prolonging the war against Ukraine.

29 April 2024, 07:05 PM

Ukraine breaks ground on advanced AP1000 nuclear reactors with U.S. support

Ukraine's national energy operator Energoatom and the American company Westinghouse have initiated the construction of two new nuclear reactors at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in western Ukraine, employing the advanced AP1000 technology, Interfax-Ukraine reported on April 15.

15 April 2024, 03:56 PM

Energoatom points finger at Russia for alleged "drone attack" at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant

Russian claims of a Ukrainian drone striking the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) are nothing more than propaganda, Ukrainian nuclear operator Energoatom said on Telegram on April 9.

9 April 2024, 03:35 PM

Emergency systems engage as Kharkiv nuclear facility loses power in Russian attack

As a result of Russia's strike on Kharkiv on April 4, the neutron source nuclear subcritical facility lost its external power supply, according to the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU).

4 April 2024, 05:08 PM

IAEA has provided Ukraine with €8.5 million worth of equipment for nuclear power plants

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has provided Ukraine with equipment for power plants worth over €8.5 million since Russia's full-scale invasion, IAEA Director-General. Rafael Mariano Grossi, said as reported by Ukrinform.

5 March 2024, 03:25 PM

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