KIEV, Jan. 16 ??“ U.S company Holtec International and Ukraine's nuclear generating company EnergoAtom plan by Feb. 1 to agree a schedule for work on a project to create a centralized nuclear waste storage facility in Ukraine.

"In two weeks, we will be ready to report on the schedule agreed with our colleagues," Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko told the press after a meeting with Holtec President and CEO Kris Singh held in Kiev on Monday.