Completion of power units of the Khmelnytsky NPP is currently critically necessary
Ukraine needs to complete the completion of power units No. 3 and No. 4 of the Khmelnytsky NPP as soon as possible, convinced candidate of physical and mathematical sciences and senior researcher of the radiation physics department of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yevhen Maly.
“We still have many specialists who are able to operate nuclear power units, build new ones and ensure the energy stability of the state. The main thing is to have the political will to complete the power units of the Khmelnytsky NPP,” said Yevhen Maly.
The scientist emphasized that the issue of the completion of new power units is gaining critical importance due to the approaching end of the project life of many existing power units. Although their work can be continued, it has limits. “The reactor itself cannot be replaced. And when research shows that it is no longer suitable for…