Russian-Ukrainian engineering venture planned
05 October 2010
Ukraine's national electricity generator Energoatom has agreed to establish a consortium to locally produce equipment for Ukrainian nuclear power plants with AtomEnergoMash (AEM) - part of the Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom.The agreement was reached today in Moscow during a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian working group on cooperation in nuclear engineering, Atomenergomash announced. The meeting was attended by Vladimir Kashchenko, director general of AEM, and Vladimir Pyshniy, Energoatom's vice president for maintenance and plant equipment.
During the meeting, the working group discussed a query by Ukrainian power engineering companies as to their participation in the local manufacture of equipment for the completion of units 3 and 4 of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant, as well as further joint projects in Ukraine.
The working group agreed to establish the new consortium, which would be responsible for establishing domestic production of nuclear power plant equipment, including for the Khmelnitsky project. The final documents for setting up the consortium are set to be signed at the next meeting of the working group, scheduled for later this month.
In June, Russia and Ukraine signed an intergovernmental agreement on the resumption of work on the two partially built reactors at Khmelnitsky. Russia is to provide financing for the amount required to design, construct and commission the two reactors, including for payments for services and goods supplied by Russia. Any components supplied from Ukraine for the project would be financed from the Ukrainian budget.
Construction of Khmelnitsky 3 began in September 1985, while that of unit 4 started in June 1986. Work on the two units stopped in 1990 when they were 75% and 28% complete, respectively.
The Ukrainian government envisages finalizing the project in 2011 and approving the design for the new units in 2011. Construction of unit 3 should be completed in 2014 and the reactor should be commissioned in 2015. Unit 4 is expected to be completed in 2015 and commissioned the following years. Russia's AtomStroyExport won a tender in 2008 to construct two AES-92 plants with V-392B reactors at Khmelnitsky, similar to the two VVERs already operating on the site.
In June 2007, Russia and Ukraine signed a protocol of intent on cooperation between their respective nuclear power companies. Under that agreement, the nuclear energy agencies of the two countries were to develop cooperation in providing scientific and technical support to the nuclear energy industry, increasing the safety and extending the service life of nuclear reactors, designing and constructing new nuclear power plants, developing nuclear fuel cycle enterprises, and seeking joint access to third-party markets. Russia and Ukraine were also to consider establishing joint ventures to mine and enrich uranium and fabricate nuclear fuel in both countries.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Russian_Ukrainian_engineering_venture_planned-0510104.html
Russia and Ukraine sign protocol on nuclear cooperation
ReplyDelete05 June 2007
Russia and Ukraine have signed a protocol of intent on cooperation between their respective nuclear power companies.
The protocol was signed in Kiev on 4 June by Andrey Derkach, director general of Ukratomprom and president of Energoatom, and Sergey Kiriyenko, head of Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom).
The nuclear energy agencies of the two countries will develop cooperation in providing scientific and technical support to the nuclear energy industry, increasing the safety and extending the service life of nuclear reactors, designing and constructing new nuclear power plants, developing nuclear fuel cycle enterprises, and seeking joint access to third-party markets.
Russia and Ukraine will also consider establishing joint ventures to mine and enrich uranium and fabricate nuclear fuel in both countries. Cooperation would include joint uranium production at Ukraine's Novokonstantinovsk deposit, which is expected to produce some 2500 tonnes annually by 2020.
Kiriyenko said that Russia was ready to invest in nuclear power plant construction in Ukraine with "a potential of exporting electricity to Europe." He said that the construction of units 3 and 4 at the Khmelnitski nuclear power plant would be a primary consideration.
A list of specific joint projects will be prepared by Ukratomprom and Rosatom by 1 July. A joint organization will be set up on a parity basis by the two countries to coordinate this work. The joint organization will be formed by Ukraine's Kharkov Research and Development Institute Energoproekt and Russia's Atomic and Energy Machine-Building (Atomenergomash).
A delegation from Ukraine's fuel and energy ministry and Ukratomprom is due to visit Angarsk in Siberia on 19-20 June to discuss the possibility of Ukraine's participation in the international uranium enrichment centre proposed by Russia. Kiriyenko said that a draft intergovernmental agreement on Ukraine's participation could be ready in two months. Russia has already signed a bilateral agreement with Kazakhstan to participate in the proposed new enrichment facility. Angarsk already hosts a centrifuge-based uranium enrichment plant capable of 2,500,000 separative work units (SWU) each year, about 10% of Russia's total enrichment capacity.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=13510
Russia and Ukraine sign protocol on nuclear cooperation
ReplyDelete05 June 2007
Russia and Ukraine have signed a protocol of intent on cooperation between their respective nuclear power companies.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=13510
Agreement to complete Ukrainian reactors
ReplyDeleteRussia and Ukraine have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the resumption of work on two partially built reactors at Ukraine's Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Agreement_to_complete_Ukrainian_reactors-0906105.html
Nuclear strategy develops in Ukraine
ReplyDelete06 August 2010
Ukraine is weighing up two options for the future of its nuclear fuel cycle among various cooperative arrangements with Russia.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP_Nuclear_strategy_develops_in_Ukraine_0608102.html
Good prospects for Ukraine's nuclear fuel future
ReplyDelete15 February 2010
Victor Yanukovych's win of the presidential elections in Ukraine on 7 February bodes well for Ukraine's ambitions as a nuclear fuel producer.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Good_prospects_for_Ukraines_nuclear_fuel_future-1502101.html
Westinghouse wins Ukraine fuel supply deal
ReplyDeleteUS-based Westinghouse will supply nuclear fuel to three Russian-designed power reactors in Ukraine. The contract has inspired bitter comment from Russian observers.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ENF-Westinghouse_wins_Ukraine_fuel_supply_deal_310308.html