Ukraine: kyiv announces the construction of four new nuclear reactors in 2024, despite the war. The aim would in particular be to fill the gap caused by the capture, by Russian forces, of the Zaporizhia power plant since March 2022.
Ukraine wants to install two VVER-1000 type reactors, of Soviet design, then two others of the AP1000 type, working with the American company Westinghouse. A project that “will take time” The Khmelnitskii power plant is located in the west of the country, a relatively safe area but still regularly targeted by Russian strikes.