Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator Energoatom said all nuclear power plants in the country, including the Zaporizhzhia site seized by Russian military forces, are running stably. Ukrainian authorities earlier accused Russian forces of setting fire to a training facility adjacent to Zapo...
KIEV, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's existing nuclear power plants (NPPs) continue to operate stably, the country's state-run nuclear energy operator Energoatom said in a statement on Monday. "Radiation, fire and environmental conditions at NPPs and adjacent territories have not changed and a...
In an eerie reminder of a possible nuclear catastrophe, a senior Ukrainian energy official revealed that the attack on transmission towers that cut off the delivery of electricity from Ukraine to Crimea also created an emergency situation at nuclear power plants. The apparent act of sabotage in Ukr...
A local resident makes anti-tank obstacles to defend his and others cities, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Lviv, Ukraine March 2, 2022. Pavlo Palamarchuk | Reuters A local resident makes anti-tank obstacles to defend his and others cities, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine co...
Ukraine is a major nuclear power, with 15 reactors that produce more than 13,000 megawatts of electricity annually. Nuclear power has become important in contemporary Ukraine as the country's leaders seek energy independence from Russian oil and gas amid significant tensions between the two ...
VIENNA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday that the agency will step up assistance to Ukraine to protect the country's energy infrastructure, which is vital to the safety of its nuclear power plants (NPPs). ...
In a significant announcement on August 7, Ukraine's Energy Minister, Herman Halushchenko, revealed that an impressive 60% of the nation's electricity is currently generated by nuclear power plants. This declaration underscores the pivotal role of nuclear energy in Ukraine's power system, ...
Grynchuk announced that comprehensive monitoring systems have not detected any radioactive emissions thus far. This information comes in the aftermath of a troubling incident that occurred on August 11, when both Ukraine and Russia accused one another of causing a fire in the power plant's cooling...
Since nuclear power plants are only shut down for refueling about every two years, they provide an around-the-clock “baseload” supply of power. In nuclear fission, uranium atoms are split into lighter elements. Uranium is a radioactive metal that is extracted from mines, mainly in ...
The ministry did not disclose the nuclear unit. The ministry said reconnecting the power unit would have "a significant impact on the stability of the power system and reduce the existing electricity shortage". Ukraine is operating nine reactors at three nuclear plants in the territory it controls...