Ukrainian minister: we are ready to refuse Russian supplies for nuclear power plants even now
Even if Russia refuses to supply fuel elements (fuel element - Ed.) to Ukraine, all Ukrainian reactors can be supplied with products from the American company Westinghouse, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Energy Igor Nasalik on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel.
“If tomorrow the Russian Federation refused to supply fuel rods, we could already be fully provided with Westinghouse products, including the 440th units at the Rivne station,” he said.
The unified energy system is highly reliable, the minister assures. Now it is capable of producing 84 million kW more than last year, which is the power of 3,5 nuclear units.
“Even if 1-2 units stop in a European country, this is already an emergency situation. We covered the capacity of 3,5 nuclear units,” Nasalik said.
That is why, he argues, it is wrong to talk about the dependence of the unified energy system on Russia.
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