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July 1, 2006 * Chernobyl - Japan's continuing aid to Ukraine * [2006-05-18] Ukraine dismantling nuclear-weapons warehouses * [2006-03-28] Bulgaria to transport nuclear materials via Ukraine * [2006-03-25] UN accused of ignoring 500,000 Chernobyl deaths * [2006-03-17] Prime minister: Nuclear energy will help Ukraine solve its energy dependence * [2006-03-16] Ukraine has no plans to restore nuclear missile potential - minister * [2006-03-16] Ukraine approves national energy strategy * [2006-03-13] Ukraine, EBRD discuss tender for Chornobyl sarcophagus * [2006-03-09] SNF storage to be built in Ukraine * [2006-03-07] U.S. businessman hopes for Ukrainian approval for nuclear storage facility * [2006-03-03] President Wants to Store Used Nuclear Fuel in Ukraine * [2006-03-02] President wants to store used nuclear fuel in Ukraine * [2006-03-02] U.S. businessman to discuss construction of nuclear waste storage facility in Ukraine * [2006-03-02] Ukraine to up nuclear waste storage payments - Yushchenko * [2006-03-01] Ukraine should have complete nuclear cycle, says presidential secretariat * [2006-03-01] Ukraine economy to shift from natural gas to atom February 16, 2006 Ukrainian opposition party protests against nuclear waste facility plans The Ne Tak opposition bloc turned out some 200 people this morning to protest against the construction of nuclear waste fuel storage facilities in the Chernobyl zone. Video taken outside the Cabinet of Ministers' building showed protesters displaying cartons symbolizing nuclear waste with inscriptions "Made in the EU", "Made in the USA". Ne Tak bloc member MP Vadym Misyura said that the national company Enerhoatom and a US company, Holtec International, signed an agreement on the construction of a storage facility. [Source: TV 5 Kanal, Kiev, "Ukrainian opposition party protests against nuclear storage facilities", February 16, 2006 1000 gmt (translated from the Ukrainian, and titled, by BBC Monitoring Kiev Unit)] September 7, 2005 Chernobyl fears causing more health problems than the radiation? Although Ukraine, by itself, had registered 4,400 deaths related to the Chernobyl accident, an IAEA report by 100 scientists concludes that fewer than 60 deaths have been directly attributed to radiation released by the 1986 accident. However, anxiety caused by fear of death and illness from radiation poisoning is causing serious mental health problems, and such worries "show no signs of diminishing and may even be spreading", the IAEA said. [Ref: Times of India, "Effect of Chernobyl less than thought, toll lower", Sept 7, 2005, p. 29] * 2005-05-20: Ukraine to Diversify Nuclear Vendors * 2005-05-13: Damaged Chernobyl Reactor to Receive New Cover * 2005-05-12: Chernobyl Shelter Fund: Commission announces additional EU49-million Today's pledge is in addition to more than EU600-million pledged to the fund by 28 donor governments in 1997 and 2000. With today's pledge, the EC has now committed a total of EU-239.5-million for the Fund since 1997, making it the main donor. The main objective of the Shelter Implementation Plan, which was developed collaboratively by the EU, the United States and the Ukraine, and which the Fund funds, is to convert Chernobyl's reactor 4, destroyed by the accident, into an environmentally-safe site. The project is estimated to cost $1,091 million and will be complete by 2008-2009. In addition to the Shelter Fund, from 1998 to 2004, the EC has committed EU117-million to Ukraine through its Tacis nuclear safety program. This program aims at increasing nuclear safety of nuclear power plants and at improving the management of nuclear wastes, notably in Chernobyl. This support to Ukraine will be continued in 2005 and 2006. * 2005-05-12: World donors pledge more cash to make Chernobyl safe * 2005-05-08: Book: Powerful, brave voices tell story of Chernobyl * 2005-05-07: Ukraine Plans to Build 11 Nuclear Reactors * 2005-05-04: Chernobyl cleanup veterans get social allowances in full * 2005-05-04: Chernobyl Still Scars The Earth December 25, 2004 Ukraine is strongest partner of Russia's nuclear industry Ukraine is the Russian nuclear industry's "strongest and most effective" partner. "Russia currently supplies fuel to all four nuclear power stations in Ukraine, and we collect the spent fuel for storage and reprocessing in Russia. The Kharkiv turbine factory will soon start supplying turbines for our nuclear power stations. And we buy zirconium from Ukraine, which we need for our enterprises, and we will expand this cooperation." [Source: Aleksandr Rumyantsev (head of Russia's Federal Atomic Energy Agency), comments at news conference, cited and quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency, "Russian nuclear chief reports on sub scrapping, hails business with Ukraine", December 24, 2004 1434 gmt (translated from the Russian by BBC Monitoring)] August 21, 2004 Ukraine - With Khmelnytskyy-2 and Rivne-4 starting up, 12 of Ukraine's 14 n-units now operational The Khmelnytskyy-2 nuclear plant started up on July 14 and is gradually increasing output. It began supplying power to the grid this month, and is scheduled to achieve rated output of 1,000 MWe by December 22. The 1000-MWe Rivne-4 plant is also starting up for the first time, with connection to grid expected around September 25-27. Both were built to compensate for the shutdown of Chernobyl. [Source: Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Kiev, "Ukraine's new reactor restarted after shutdown", August 20, 2004 0640 gmt (translated from the Russian by BBC Monitoring)] September 27, 2003 Ukraine has financing lined up for finishing Khmelnytskyy and Rivne Funding plans have been finalized for finishing construction at Ukrainian nuclear plants, according to the president of the nation's nuclear company. Serhiy Tulub of Enerhoatom announced that sources of funding would include an Enerhoatom bond issue, Russian credits, money from a special budget fund and the company's own monetary resources. Moreover, talks with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have been renewed on receiving credits to finish construction of reactors at the Khmelnytskyy and Rivne nuclear power plants. Tulub said the reactors should now be built, and will completely meet international standards of safety. [Source: Ukrainian Television first programme, Kiev, "Ukraine announces sources of funding for completing nuclear reactors", September 27, 2003 (translated from Ukrainian by BBC Monitoring)] August 6, 2003 * Ukraine - 3 ISFSIs considered for 2007 - Rovno, Khmelnitski and South Ukraine |