Ukraine’s sate-run nuclear operator Energoatom will temporarily withdraw from service three of its 15 commercial nuclear power units because of government forecasts of reduced electricity demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
The projected balance of electricity production by the country’s nuclear fleet has decreased by 8.6% to 73.7 TWh, the company said on 30 April.
The projected balance of electricity production by the country’s nuclear fleet has decreased by 8.6% to 73.7 TWh, the company said on 30 April.
Three VVER-1000 units, Zaporozhe-2 and -6, and Rovno-3, will be taken offline. Zaporozhe-2 will be offline between 21 April and 30 June (71 days), Zaporozhe-6 between 10 May and 15 August (98 days), and Rovno-3 between 10 May and 4 August (87 days).
This will ensure the operation of other Ukrainian nuclear power plants “at a level close to nominal”, Energoatom said.
In 2019 Ukraine’s nuclear fleet provided almost 54% of the country’s electricity generation, the third highest behind France and Slovakia.
