Author: Petro Kotin

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the commissioning and start-up of two significant nuclear power plants in Ukraine – Unit 2 of the Khmelnitsky NPP and Unit 4 of the Rivne NPP. These plants added 2,000 MW·h of basic capacity to the nation’s power system, increasing the share of nuclear generation for the country’s energy needs to over 50 percent. The stable operation of these nuclear power plants has been crucial in avoiding mass power outages and other consequences of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The presence of these plants has ensured that over 80 percent of the…