KYIV. April 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a project to build a radioactive waste (RAW) disposal complex at Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant (NPP) with the total cost of UAH 1.164 billion.
The decision is outlined in government resolution No. 240-r dated April 5, 2017 published on the government’s portal.
The cost of construction works is estimated at UAH 68.865 million, equipment – UAH 888.821 million and other expenses – UAH 206.685 million.
It will take 20 months to build the complex, including 17 months for the first phase and three months for the second phase.
Energoatom is the operator of all four Ukrainian-based operating nuclear power plants, which have 15 VVER reactors with an overall generating capacity of 13.835 gigawatts.
