Khmelnitskiy Nuclear Power Plant
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The Khmelnitskiy Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Netishyn
, Khmelnytskyi
, Ukraine
. The plant is operated by Energoatom
. Two VVER
-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 MW (net) of electricity. Construction of the first reactor started in 1981 and the first unit was put in operation in late 1987. Construction of the second reactor started in 1983 with plans to finish it in 1991. In 1990, however, construction was stopped as part of a moratorium on new plant construction. Construction was completed only in August 2004 after the moratorium was lifted.
Two reactors are currently under construction. Construction of the third reactor started in September 1985 and the fourth reactor in June 1986. Construction was stopped in 1990 when they were 75% and 28% complete, respectively. An intergovernmental agreement on the resumption of construction was signed between Ukraine and Russia in June 2010. On 10 February 2011, Energoatom and Atomstroyexport
signed a contract agreement for the completion of reactors 3 and 4. They should be commissioned in 2016 and 2017, respectively.. Feasibility study of reactors 3 and 4 was conducted by Kiev Institute Energoproekt.
Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is the start of the 750kV-powerline Widelka-Khmelnytskyi
, one of three 750 kV lines running from Ukraine to the European Union.
Netishyn
Netishyn is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast , in the west of Ukraine. Located on the Horyn River this city of oblast subordinance has a population of 34,267....
, Khmelnytskyi
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi.The current estimated population is around 1,401,140 .-Geography:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The plant is operated by Energoatom
Energoatom
Energoatom, full name National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine is a Ukrainian state enterprise operating all nuclear power stations in Ukraine....
. Two VVER
VVER
The VVER, or WWER, is a series of pressurised water reactors originally developed by the Soviet Union, and now Russia, by OKB Gidropress. Power output ranges from 440 MWe to 1200 MWe with the latest Russian development of the design...
-1000 reactors are operational, each generating 1000 MW (net) of electricity. Construction of the first reactor started in 1981 and the first unit was put in operation in late 1987. Construction of the second reactor started in 1983 with plans to finish it in 1991. In 1990, however, construction was stopped as part of a moratorium on new plant construction. Construction was completed only in August 2004 after the moratorium was lifted.
Two reactors are currently under construction. Construction of the third reactor started in September 1985 and the fourth reactor in June 1986. Construction was stopped in 1990 when they were 75% and 28% complete, respectively. An intergovernmental agreement on the resumption of construction was signed between Ukraine and Russia in June 2010. On 10 February 2011, Energoatom and Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport
Atomstroyexport is the Russian Federation's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly. It belongs to Atomenergoprom holding with 49.8% of shares owned by Gazprombank...
signed a contract agreement for the completion of reactors 3 and 4. They should be commissioned in 2016 and 2017, respectively.. Feasibility study of reactors 3 and 4 was conducted by Kiev Institute Energoproekt.
Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant is the start of the 750kV-powerline Widelka-Khmelnytskyi
750kV-powerline Widelka-Khmelnytskyi
The Rzeszów–Khmelnytskyi powerline is an electrical power transmission line between Ukraine and Poland. It is the only 750 kV-powerline in Poland and one of the few of it in the European Union of this type.-History:...
, one of three 750 kV lines running from Ukraine to the European Union.