American Westinghouse Electric will build a nuclear reactor of the AP1000 project in Ukraine
Acting President of NNEGC Energoatom Petr Kotin and President and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Patrick Fragman signed a memorandum of understanding between the companies. The document provides for the involvement of Westinghouse Electric technology for the construction of a nuclear reactor of project AP1000 with an electrical capacity of about 1.1 GW.
The implementation of the memorandum will open up an opportunity to attract investments for the construction of five blocks worth about $ 25 billion - in addition to accounting for direct investments, while part of production will be localized in Ukraine, and the budget will receive additional tax revenues, the press service of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. who was present at the ceremony of signing the agreement between the companies.
As reported, the construction of power units No. 3 and No. 4 of the Khmelnitsky NPP with a capacity of 1000 MW each was included in the list of priority investment projects for the state for the period up to 2023 approved by the Ukrainian government in November 2020. The completion of the construction of the power units was planned in 2026.
NNEGC "Energoatom" is the operator of all four operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine. Operates Zaporizhzhya, Yuzhno-Ukrainskaya, Rivne and Khmelnitskaya stations with 15 power units equipped with pressurized water reactors, with a total installed electrical capacity of 13.8 GW.
Westinghouse Electric Company is a leading global provider of safe and innovative nuclear technology. The presence of Westinghouse in Ukraine dates back to 1993. In 1994 Westinghouse Electric created a joint venture between Westron and Kharkiv-based Kharkiv-based company.
AP1000 is a two-circuit water-water nuclear reactor with an electric power of about 1.1 GW, developed by the Westinghouse Electric Company. The AP1000 is the first American reactor designed and built since the accident at Three Mile Island in 1979. The AP1000 reactor is the cheapest among other 3rd generation reactor designs. Service life: 60 years.