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The '''Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant''' is a nuclear power plant in [[Netishyn]], [[Khmelnytskyi Oblast|Khmelnytskyi]], [[Ukraine]]. The plant is operated by [[Energoatom]]. Two [[VVER]]-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 [[Megawatt|MW]] (net) of electricity. Construction of the first reactor started in 1981 and the first unit was put in operation in late 1987. Construction of the second reactor started in 1983 with plans to finish it in 1991. In 1990, however, construction was stopped as part of a moratorium on new plant construction. Construction was completed only in August 2004 after the moratorium was lifted.<ref name=industcards>
The '''Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant''' is a nuclear power plant in [[Netishyn]], [[Khmelnytskyi Oblast|Khmelnytskyi]], [[Ukraine]]. The plant is operated by [[Energoatom]]. Two [[VVER]]-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 [[Megawatt|MW]] (net) of electricity. Construction of the first reactor started in 1981 and the first unit was put in operation in late 1987. Construction of the second reactor started in 1983 with plans to finish it in 1991. In 1990, however, construction was stopped as part of a moratorium on new plant construction. Construction was completed only in August 2004 after the moratorium was lifted.<ref name=industcards>
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Energoatom are considering disconnecting unit 2 from the Ukrainian power grid and connecting it to the [[Burshtyn TES]] energy island which operates on the [[European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity|European power grid]], to facilitate exports to Poland and Hungary.<ref name=platts-20160527/><ref name=wnn-20180418>{{cite news |url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Energoatom-awaits-approval-for-energy-bridge-tender-18041801.html |title=Energoatom awaits approval for energy bridge tender |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=18 April 2018 |accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> In 2019 the Ministry of Energy created a consortium, Ukraine Power Bridge Company Limited, to progress the project, but as of 2020 the project was not agreed.<ref name=wnn-20201204>{{cite news |url=https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Energy-Bridge-has-geopolitical-significance,-says |title=Energy Bridge has geopolitical significance, says Polenergia |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
Energoatom are considering disconnecting unit 2 from the Ukrainian power grid and connecting it to the [[Burshtyn TES]] energy island which operates on the [[European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity|European power grid]], to facilitate exports to Poland and Hungary.<ref name=platts-20160527/><ref name=wnn-20180418>{{cite news |url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Energoatom-awaits-approval-for-energy-bridge-tender-18041801.html |title=Energoatom awaits approval for energy bridge tender |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=18 April 2018 |accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref> In 2019 the Ministry of Energy created a consortium, Ukraine Power Bridge Company Limited, to progress the project, but as of 2020 the project was not agreed.<ref name=wnn-20201204>{{cite news |url=https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Energy-Bridge-has-geopolitical-significance,-says |title=Energy Bridge has geopolitical significance, says Polenergia |publisher=World Nuclear News |date=4 December 2020 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref>

In late November 2021, Energoatom and [[Westinghouse Electric Corporation|Westinghouse Electric]] agreed on a contract to construct the first Westinghouse [[AP1000]] reactor in Ukraine at the Khmelnytskyi plant.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Contract signed for first AP1000 unit in Ukraine -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire|url=https://www.ans.org/news/article-3459/contract-signed-for-first-ap1000-unit-in-ukraine/|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.ans.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-22|title=Westinghouse Electric Company and Energoatom Sign Contract for First AP1000 Unit in Ukraine|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211122006244/en/Westinghouse-Electric-Company-and-Energoatom-Sign-Contract-for-First-AP1000-Unit-in-Ukraine|access-date=2021-12-02|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 07:47, 2 December 2021

Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant
Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant
Map
CountryUkraine
LocationNetishyn
Coordinates50°18′5.06″N 26°38′59.10″E / 50.3014056°N 26.6497500°E / 50.3014056; 26.6497500
StatusOperational
Construction began1981
Commission date1987
Owner(s)Energoatom
Operator(s)
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeVVER
Reactor supplierAtomstroyexport
Power generation
Units operational2 x 1,000 MW
Make and modelTurbines and generators:
Units under const.2 x 1,000 MW
Nameplate capacity2,000 MW
External links
Websitewww.xaec.org.ua
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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The Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Netishyn, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. The plant is operated by Energoatom. Two VVER-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 MW (net) of electricity. Construction of the first reactor started in 1981 and the first unit was put in operation in late 1987. Construction of the second reactor started in 1983 with plans to finish it in 1991. In 1990, however, construction was stopped as part of a moratorium on new plant construction. Construction was completed only in August 2004 after the moratorium was lifted.[1]

Two more VVER-1000 reactors are currently under construction. Construction of the third reactor started in September 1985 and the fourth reactor in June 1986. Construction was stopped in 1990 when they were 75% and 28% complete, respectively. An intergovernmental agreement on the resumption of construction was signed between Ukraine and Russia in June 2010.[2] On 10 February 2011, Energoatom and Atomstroyexport signed a contract agreement for the completion of reactors 3 and 4. They should have been commissioned in 2018 and 2020, respectively.[3] Feasibility study of reactors 3 and 4 was conducted by Kyiv Institute Energoproekt.

In September 2015 Ukrainian government decided to terminate the agreement with Russia on the completion of the Khmelnytsky NPP power units. This was confirmed on 12 May 2016.[4]

In August 2016 an agreement with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power was made to assist with the completion of reactors 3 and 4,[5] but little progress was made. As of 2020 a Ukrainian working group was assessing the safety of the old cranes on the site needed to progress construction work.[6]

Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is the start of the deactivated Rzeszów–Khmelnytskyi powerline, one of three 750 kV lines running from Ukraine to the European Union.[4]

Energoatom are considering disconnecting unit 2 from the Ukrainian power grid and connecting it to the Burshtyn TES energy island which operates on the European power grid, to facilitate exports to Poland and Hungary.[4][7] In 2019 the Ministry of Energy created a consortium, Ukraine Power Bridge Company Limited, to progress the project, but as of 2020 the project was not agreed.[8]

In late November 2021, Energoatom and Westinghouse Electric agreed on a contract to construct the first Westinghouse AP1000 reactor in Ukraine at the Khmelnytskyi plant.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nuclear Power Plants in Lithuania & Ukraine". industcards.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  2. ^ "Khmelnitsky feasibility study progresses". World Nuclear News. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  3. ^ "Contract agreement for Khmelnitsky 3 and 4". World Nuclear News. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  4. ^ a b c Alexander Bor (27 May 2016). "Ukraine to build power line for power exports to Poland, Hungary: EnergoAtom". Platts. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Korea agrees to help with construction of Ukrainian NPP". Nuclear Engineering International. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ukraine must expand nuclear energy, says President". World Nuclear News. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Energoatom awaits approval for energy bridge tender". World Nuclear News. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Energy Bridge has geopolitical significance, says Polenergia". World Nuclear News. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Contract signed for first AP1000 unit in Ukraine -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire". www.ans.org. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  10. ^ "Westinghouse Electric Company and Energoatom Sign Contract for First AP1000 Unit in Ukraine". www.businesswire.com. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-12-02.

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