KYIV, Apr 15 – Energoatom and the U.S. company Westinghouse have begun a project to build KhNPP-5 and KhNPP-6 using AP1000 technology.

The launch ceremony of the project took place on April 11 at Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant site with the participation of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink and Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Haluschenko (information is provided with a delay for security reasons).

As noted at the ceremony by acting Board Chairman of Energoatom Petro Kotin, the AP1000 is a Gen III+ reactor with unique fully passive safety systems, a modular standard design, industry-leading performance characteristics and the ability to operate in maneuvering mode.