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Business Wire
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Westinghouse and Energoatom Reinforce Ukraine's Energy Independence with Partnership for Fuel Assembly Capability
ROME--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company and JSC 'NNEGC 'Energoatom,' Ukraine's national nuclear power company, signed an agreement at the Ukraine Recovery Conference to jointly pursue final fuel assembly capability in Ukraine. This cooperation deepens the partnership between both companies around security of fuel supply for Ukraine's nuclear fleet, leveraging the Westinghouse VVER fuel solution, the only fully Western VVER fuel offering. Petro Kotin, Acting CEO of JSC 'NNEGC 'Energoatom,' and Aziz Dag, Westinghouse Senior Vice-President of Global BWR and VVER Fuel Business, signed the declaration in the presence of Ukraine's Minister of Energy, German Galuschenko The agreement confirms the intention to establish an assembly line for VVER-1000 fuel elements at the facilities of Energoatom's affiliate AtomEnergoMash. It is expected that the final agreement will be signed in the near future. Earlier this year, Westinghouse approved AtomEnergoMash as a qualified supplier for the manufacturing of top and bottom nozzles for Westinghouse's VVER-1000 fuel assemblies in Ukraine, paving the way for this new advanced fuel assembly capability in the country. "We are continuing our path to establishing our nuclear fuel assembly line in Ukraine by implementing advanced Westinghouse technologies. I am very grateful to our partners for their trust, based on many years of successful cooperation. Step by step, Energoatom is moving towards becoming the centre of nuclear energy in Eastern Europe," said Petro Kotin, head of JSC 'NNEGC 'Energoatom'. 'We are proud to extend our strong partnership and shared commitment to energy security in Ukraine,' said Tarik Choho, Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel President. 'Westinghouse has an excellent track record of VVER nuclear fuel design used in VVER-1000 and VVER-440 nuclear power plants in Ukraine, with two decades of exceptional operational performance. Our best-in-class fuel assemblies help Ukraine and other countries reduce their dependence on Russian nuclear fuel supply chains and advance a carbon-free future.' Besides providing Ukraine's existing nuclear fleet with its industry-leading fuel, Westinghouse has committed to build nine AP1000 ® reactors in Ukraine. The AP1000 reactor is the only operating advanced Generation III+ reactor with fully passive safety systems, modular construction design and the smallest footprint per MWe on the market. There are six AP1000 reactors currently setting operational performance and availability records worldwide, with twelve reactors under construction and six more under contract. There will be 18 units based on AP1000 technology in operation globally by the end of the decade. The AP1000 technology has also been selected for nuclear energy programs in Poland and Bulgaria and is also under consideration at multiple other sites in Europe, the United Kingdom and North America. Westinghouse Electric Company is shaping the future of carbon-free energy by providing safe, innovative nuclear and other clean power technologies and services globally. Westinghouse supplied the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957, and the company's technology is the basis for nearly one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants. Over 135 years of innovation makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle. For more information, visit and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Small modular reactors may be deployed in Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Land plots in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone may be allocated for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs). Source: Hryhorii Ishchenko, Head of the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine Quote: "We are also ready to allocate land for the placement of small modular reactors for Energoatom (Ukraine's state-owned nuclear power company)." Details: Ishchenko added that an agreement or memorandum to launch the project is expected to be signed soon. "This is part of a programme that, I hope, will be implemented in Ukraine," he said. As previously reported, Energoatom and Ukrenergo, Ukraine's state-owned electricity transmission operator, have identified 12 potential sites across Ukraine for hosting SMRs. Ukraine views the development of SMR technology as a key element of its post-war recovery, contributing to energy security and the decarbonisation of its economy. Background: The reconstruction of the protective shelter over Unit No 4 at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant – damaged by a Russian attack on 14 February – may cost more than €100 million. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russians illegally detain 13 workers of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Energoatom, Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy operator, has reported that the Russians are holding at least 13 employees of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant hostage. Source: Energoatom on Telegram Details: It is noted that since the beginning of the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which is also Europe's largest power plant, Russia has begun unprecedented pressure on nuclear workers who refused to switch sides and sign worthless contracts with Rosatom, Russia's state-run nuclear power company. About 5,000 specialists were able to leave the temporarily occupied city of Enerhodar where the ZNPP is located, and Energoatom is taking care of their employment in other divisions of the company. However, at least 13 ZNPP employees are known to have been deprived of their freedom by the Russians in the temporarily occupied territory. Seven of them have been "sentenced" to imprisonment, and three are still in prison awaiting fake verdicts. The fate of three more remains unknown – they are considered missing. In addition, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia tortured to death ZNPP diver Andrii Honcharuk. The Russians continue to use the ZNPP as a military base. Military vehicles are parked in the machine halls of the power units, and explosive weapons are stored there. Energoatom emphasised that the plant's equipment was deteriorating, and there could be no question of a safe restart of the ZNPP. Quote: "All illegally detained nuclear workers must be immediately released from Russian captivity. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant must immediately be transferred to the control of its legal operator, Energoatom, and Russia must withdraw its military personnel and military equipment from the plant. This is the only way to restore nuclear and radiation safety across the entire continent!" Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukraine shuts down three out of nine nuclear power units for maintenance, says IAEA
Three out of the nine reactors at Ukrainian-controlled nuclear power plants (NPPs) are undergoing scheduled maintenance and refuelling. Source: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Details: IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi noted that maintenance and fresh fuel loading are being carried out at the Khmelnytskyi, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk NPPs. This work is being carried out under the persistent threat of Russian attacks. For instance, on 25 April, the IAEA team stationed at the Pivdennoukrainsk NPP reported that six drones had been spotted just 1.5 km from the facility, with Ukrainian air defence working to shoot them down. Meanwhile, the IAEA team at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP heard distant explosions throughout the past week, while the team at the Khmelnytskyi NPP was forced to take cover during an air raid on 30 April. Grossi also noted that a Russian drone strike pierced the roof of a major containment structure at the Chornobyl NPP on 14 February. The structure was designed to prevent any release of radiation from the reactor destroyed in the 1986 disaster and to shield it from external threats. He added that temporary repairs to the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl plant are underway. An IAEA team recently visited the site to discuss ongoing efforts to assess the building's structural integrity following the attack. Despite the significant damage to the shelter, he confirmed that no radioactive release had occurred. Earlier, Energoatom, Ukraine's state nuclear energy regulator, reported that repairs at all nine power units of Khmelnytskyi, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk NPPs were to be completed by the end of August. The total capacity of the nine power units is 7.88 GW. Six units with a capacity of 6,000 MW at Zaporizhzhia NPP have not been generating electricity since 11 September 2022. Background: Earlier, it was reported that Energoatom's net profit for 2024 reached UAH 1.3 billion (approximately US$31.2 million). The company plans to use these funds to offset losses from previous years – for instance, it recorded a loss of UAH 11 billion (around US$264.6 million) in 2023 – and no dividends are being paid. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
The Guardian
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Ukraine war live: ‘historic' minerals deal signals long-term commitment to a free Ukraine, US says
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Ukraine, which has signed a deal to share revenues from the future sale of minerals and rare earths with the US after months of fraught negotiations. The agreement 'signals clearly to Russia that the Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term,' US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said in announcing it. 'To be clear, no state or person who financed or supplied the Russian war machine will be allowed to benefit from the reconstruction of Ukraine,' he added. Ukraine's prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, said on national television that the agreement, which must be ratified by Ukraine's parliament, was 'good, equal and beneficial'. In a post on social media he said the two countries would establish a reconstruction investment fund with each side having 50% voting rights and made clear that Kyiv would not be asked to pay back any 'debt' for US aid during the war. The deal had been a source of great friction between the US and Ukraine, including a disastrous February meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance, shouted at the Ukrainian leader in front of live TV cameras. Ahead of the meeting Zelenskyy had alleged the US was pressuring him to sign over more than $500bn (£395bn) in mineral wealth – about four times what the US has contributed to Kyiv since the start of the war and which Zelenskyy had said would take 10 generations of Ukrainians to pay back. Here's a roundup of key developments: Ukraine's first deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko, who was in Washington to sign the fund, said that Ukraine would retain full ownership of resources 'on our territory and in territorial waters belong to Ukraine.' There would be no changes to ownership of state-owned companies, she said and income would come from new licences for critical materials and oil and gas projects, not from projects which had already begun. There would be no changes to ownership of state-owned companies, she said, 'they will continue to belong to Ukraine' . That included companies like Ukrnafta, Ukraine's largest oil producer, and nuclear energy producer Energoatom. Income would come from new licences for critical materials and oil and gas projects, not from projects which had already begun, Svyrydenko said. Income and contributions to the fund would not be taxed in the US or Ukraine, she said, 'to make investments yield the greatest results'. Ukraine's prime minister, Denys Shmyhal, said in a post on social media tht the agreement was based on five key principles, including equal voting ights bewteen the parties and no debt obligations for Ukraine. He also said the fund would not be an obstacle to Ukraine's EU accession talks. It was unclear up until the last moment whether the US and Ukraine would manage to sign the deal. Washington reportedly pressured Ukraine to sign additional agreements, including on the structure of the investment fund, or to 'go back home'. Bessent later said the US was ready to sign though Ukraine had made some last-minute changes. Share
