At the South Ukraine NPP, a site is being prepared for the construction of new power units

South Ukraine NPP. Photo from open sources

Preparatory work for the construction of two power units is ongoing at the South Ukraine NPP. Currently, a geodetic report on the selection of a site for the construction of these facilities has already been developed, and relevant geological studies have been conducted.

The issue of construction was discussed at a working meeting of construction specialists of Energoatom.

We will remind that at the South Ukraine NPP, where three power units with a total capacity of 3,000 MW are currently in operation, new power units №4 and №5 will be built using the American AR1000 Westinghouse technology.

Note that AR1000 is the ability of nuclear units to operate in maneuver mode. Taking into account the fact that the enemy is attacking energy facilities and destroying precisely the balancing capacities of the Ukrainian energy industry, the construction of blocks with the possibility of maneuvering is very important for all of Ukraine.

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In total, 9 such power units will be built across Ukraine. Two each at the South Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi NPPs, one at the Rivne NPP, and four more at the new site of the Chhyrynsk NPP.

Pre-project works are currently being carried out at the South Ukrainian NPP, after which a feasibility study will be prepared. Andrii Pistun, deputy general director of the capital construction branch of «VP PAES» said that in addition to the construction of power units, they have other plans.

«Our construction plans are very ambitious. In the next year, we plan to put into operation several large-scale projects, namely MRT2 — Tashlyk refueling pumping station No. 2. We also have plans for putting into operation several stages of reconstruction of splash pools with a pumping station for next year,» he said.

In addition, during the meeting, a decision was made to create a council of builders, which will include representatives of various branches of JSC NAEK Energoatom. This should help the joint-stock company to develop a joint approach to solving typical problems that may arise during the implementation of construction projects.

We will remind that Energoatom is going to build a complex for the production of heat-separating assemblies for power units of nuclear power plants — components of nuclear fuel — near Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv region.