Ukraine will expand cooperation with Westinghouse fuel for nuclear power plants
The government of Ukraine in the framework of the diversification of gas supplies and oil wants to essentially make a wider interaction with the American Westinghouse Electric Company for the purchase of fuel for nuclear power plants, said the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
" We set ourselves the task of diversification and acquisition of energy resources: coal on the global market of nuclear fuel Firm Westinghouse. We leave the project, which today has Energoatom, and significantly expand our cooperation in the acquisition of nuclear fuel for Ukrainian nuclear power plants firm Westinghouse, what will be signed by appropriate agreement, " - said Yatsenyuk at the meeting of the government, presenting a program of the new Cabinet.
first, the head of Ukraine ordered the Department of energy to consider the import of electricity from Russia in case of its shortage in the country. About 47% of the electricity generated in Ukraine, generate nuclear power plants, the rest is produced by thermal power plants by burning gas and coal, and hydroelectric power generation and " green " energy. The lack of gas and stop 80% of the mines in the Donbass because of the fighting has led to energy shortages and, consequently, power. Ukraine started to buy coal in South Africa.
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