Signing of an agreement with Energoatom to bring the AP1000® generation to Ukraine
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. , Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Westinghouse Electric Company and Energoatom, Ukraine’s nuclear power company, signed an exclusive agreement to bring the Westinghouse AP1000® reactors to sites in Ukraine. he took up position at the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy in Washington, D. C. , in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Honorable Jennifer Granholm, the U. S. Secretary of Energy, and Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko.
Energoatom has decided on the Westinghouse AP1000 generation for its long-term goals of creating new nuclear power plants in Ukraine. The exclusive agreement strengthens Westinghouse and Energoatom to continue ap1000 reactor projects and help the country achieve its decarbonization goals in a clean, reliable and cost-effective manner.
“In the long term, the application of the U. S. AP1000 generation will be a long-term application of the AP1000 generation. In the U. S. , a shown Gen III reactor design of approximately 1,100 MW with passive protection systems and unique features such as standardization that will reduce structure time and pricing, will allow Energoatom to reach the highest protection point. , reliable nuclear production, innovation and respect for the environment,” said Petro Kotin, interim president of NNEGC Energoatom.
Westinghouse is proud to help Ukraine’s existing fleet with our fuels and services. This agreement further strengthens our long-standing partnership with Energoatom. It represents a very important point in the long-term advancement of Ukraine’s carbon-free energy through the use of the world’s first nuclear reactor. to meet their long-term energy needs,” said Patrick Fragman, westinghouse’s president and chief executive officer.
The AP1000 plant is a generation III reactor that is shown and features exclusive fully passive protection systems, modular design, superior operability functionality and load tracking capability. The generation will provide Energoatom and Ukraine with benefits in procurement, construction, licensing, operation, maintenance and localization. .
The Westinghouse AP1000 generation is the only generation of Generation III reactors authorized through the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. USA And in several countries in Europe and Asia. Four AP1000 sets operational functionality records in China in terms of commissioning and refueling downtime, with exceptional capacity factors. Ap1000 equipment is close to the final touch at Vogtle in the United States. The AP1000 generation has been decided for a six-unit allocation in India and is being studied in several countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and utilities in the United States.
Westinghouse Electric Company is the world’s nuclear power pioneer and a leading provider of nuclear power plant products and technologies to utilities around the world. Westinghouse provided the world’s first advertising pressurized water reactor in 1957 to Shippingport, Pennsylvania, USA. USA Today, the Westinghouse generation is the foundation for a portion of the world’s operational nuclear power plants. For more information, visit www. westinghousenuclear. com.
The state-owned enterprise “National Nuclear Power Generation Company” Energoatom “, established in October 1996. The company operates 4 nuclear power plants with 15 force groups, among which thirteen force groups are VVER-1000 and two VVER-440 power groups with a total installed capacity of thirteen,835 MW, 2 Tashlyk PSP hydraulic groups with an installed capacity of 302 MW, and 2 Oleksandrivka HPP hydraulic groups with an installed capacity of 11. 5 MW. nuclear electric power with 76. 4 billion kWh generated in 2020 and the third percentage globally through combined nuclear power in the national force: more than 51%.
For more information, https://www. energoatom. com. ua/en/.
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