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Zelenskyy supports Khmelnytskyi NPP expansion

Adding two more reactors to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear PowerPlant (KhNPP) would allow Ukraine to avoid importing electricity from the EU even during winter months in the future, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Feb. 11.

12 February 2025, 12:25 AM

IAEA head Grossi to visit Ukraine next week

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is set to visit Ukraine on Feb. 4, IAEA announced on Jan. 30.

31 January 2025, 02:11 AM

Lukashenko mulls nuclear growth as Belarus heads to polls

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko plans to discuss the construction of a second nuclear power plant in the country with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the BelTA propaganda agency reported on Jan. 21.

21 January 2025, 01:55 PM

How Russia aims to black out Ukraine: expert explains attack patterns - video

Russia's Nov. 28 missile and drone attacks targeted Ukraine's high-voltage infrastructure with power substations being the main objectives, energy expert Oleksandr Kharchenko said in an interview with Radio NV on Nov. 29.

29 November 2024, 09:45 AM

Russia damages four key nuclear power plant substations in Ukraine - IAEA

Four nuclear power plant substations, deemed critical for nuclear safety by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), were damaged, the agency reported on its website on Nov. 21.

22 November 2024, 11:32 AM

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

U.S. helps Ukraine defend nuclear infrastructure from drone and missile strikes

Russia poses a real threat to Ukraine's nuclear infrastructure, and the U.S. is stepping up to help protect it, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at the 20th annual YES conference in Kyiv, organized by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sep. 14.

16 September 2024, 11:40 AM

Poland claims right to shoot down Russian drones threatening Ukraine's nuclear plants

Poland has the right to shoot down Russian aerial targets over Ukraine if they threaten Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with the BBC on Sep. 6.

7 September 2024, 10:20 AM

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

Zelenskyy reacts to fire at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant, accuses Russia of provocations

The fire at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is attributed to the Russian forces occupying the facility, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in Telegram on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 08:42 AM

Drone strike disables Kursk NPP substation — Russian media

Several settlements in Kursk Oblast were left without electricity after a UAV struck a power substation near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, Russian media outlet Important Stories reported on Aug. 9.

10 August 2024, 12:42 AM

Russia tightens security around Kursk NPP

Russian security forces have blocked access roads to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, in response to Ukraine’s ongoing push into Kursk Oblast, Russian media outlet Important Stories reported on Aug. 9.

9 August 2024, 09:04 PM

Ukraine unlikely to go for Kursk NPP, source says

Ukrainian forces currently advancing deeper into Russia’s Kursk Oblast are unlikely to try and capture the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, a source in Ukraine’s General Staff told The Economist on Aug. 8.

8 August 2024, 11:51 PM

What is wrong with nuclear units construction in Ukraine — MP explains

Nuclear plants construction amid the war ongoing is a bad idea, since Ukraine's budget will have to spend UAH 40 billion ($0.97 billion) per year, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Telegram on July 30.

30 July 2024, 12:41 PM

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

Three transformers fail simultaneously at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

Three transformers burned down at the South-Ukraine NPP, affecting the already tough situation in Ukraine's power system, Oleksandr Kharchenko, the Energy Industry Research Center (EIR Center) director reported on Facebook on July 18.

19 July 2024, 12:38 PM

Ukrainians may face 20 hour long power outages a day in winter

In worst-case scenario, Ukrainians may spend up to 20 hours a day without electricity and heat next winter, Ukrainian electricity company DTEK reported on June 12.

13 June 2024, 11:28 AM

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

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