On Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseny Yatseniuk reported that there was an accident at Zaporizhye’s nuclear power station. It is located in the south-east Ukraine. His new Energy Minister Volodymyr Demyshyn has been invited by Mr. Yatseniuk to host a press conference. News Update 14. 10 GMT. Ukraine’s Energy Minister stated in briefing that there is no danger and no problem with its reactors. He also said that Ukraine should start to import electricity from Russia. I know we are in talks about electricity imports. He said that he can confirm that this was a necessary step, even though it is politically difficult. Yatseniuk stated that he knew of an accident at Zaporizhye NPP. He also said that Mr. Demchyshyn would inform the nation when it will be resolved and the steps to be taken in order for electricity supply back on the national grid. The accident’s cause and severity were not disclosed. Six reactors make up the Zaporizhie power plant, which is Europe’s largest nuclear power station. Interfax Ukraine reports that the issue occurred in Number 3 of the Zaporizhie nuclear power plant, a 1 megawatt reactor. The reactor’s damage is unknown at this time. According to Ukrainian officials, the reactor will be restored on December 5. Due to power cuts in several areas of Ukraine, the Zaporizhye nuclear plant was shut down. About 53% percent of Ukraine’s electricity is generated by nuclear power. The country’s dependence on nuclear power will increase due to the inability to obtain fuel from Russia during winter. Rolling blackouts Ukraine Ukrenergo is the Ukrainian state company that distributes centrally electricity in Ukraine. Due to a lack of generation capacity, rolling blackouts have been used for two consecutive days. Ukrenergo quotes Interfax Ukraine as saying that the misbalance was created when one ,000 megawatt power generation unit No. The misbalance formed when 1,000 megawatt Power Generating Unit No. 3 was shut down. This was the most serious nuclear power plant incident in human history.
