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Ukraine wants to export nuclear-generated electricity to European states – but is that safe?

 Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has a problem. His
government has tasked him with convincing the EU that the country’s nuclear
fleet is safe enough to export massive amounts of
electricity to the bloc in a bid to help fill Kyiv’s depleted coffers and
bring down eye-watering European power prices.

But the Russian occupation of several Ukrainian nuclear sites since the invasion — coupled with the
minister’s very public spats over safety with the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) — have raised European fears about the safety of
Ukraine’s power system.

 Politico 2nd Aug 2022

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-pitch-export-power-europe-nuclear-safety-snag/

August 1, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, Ukraine