KIEV, Dec. 7 - Kirovohrad Regional State Administration has approved the allocation of land for the construction of a nuclear fuel plant in the village of Smolyne, the administration said.

The operator of the plant construction, the Nuclear Fuel state concern, received a land plot of 7 hectares for its use. Earlier the land was used by VostGOK.

As reported, the residents of the village of Smolyne during public hearings on the issue of the environmental impact of a nuclear fuel plant supported the placement of the object near the village.