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UKRAINE
| First Nuclear Power Plant Opened: | 1977 |
| Number and Types of Nuclear Power Plants: | Four. These four plants feature 15 operating reactors, all of which are Pressurized Water Reactors. |
| Percentage of National Energy From Nuclear Power: | 40% |
| Future Nuclear Power Plans: | Two new nuclear plants have been proposed. |
ANALYSIS / ISSUES
According to the Uranium Information Center, the Ukrainian nuclear power industry remained relatively stable after independence from the Soviet Union. The question of nuclear power also concerns geopolitics in the region. In 2003, Ukraine imported 80% of the oil it consumed from Russia. Depending on the shape of Russian-Ukraine relations in the future, this might not be a tenable situation for Kiev. In fact, their Prime Minister hinted as much in comments about nuclear power, when he said, "Since Ukraine has uranium and zirconium fields, we should be concentrating on developing nuclear energy domestically." And in October 2004, the energy minister announced plans to construct two additional nuclear reactors. Taken together, it might be reasonable to assume that Ukrainian nuclear ambitions are growing, just as we're about to reach the 20th anniversary of Chernobyl.
Ukraine's Operating Nuclear Power Plants
| Facility Name | Process | Status |
| Aktash - 1 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Aktash - 2 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Chernobyl - 1 | LWGR/RBMK | Shut Down |
| Chernobyl - 2 | LWGR/RBMK | Shut Down |
| Chernobyl - 3 | LWGR/RBMK | Shut Down |
| Chernobyl - 4 | LWGR/RBMK | Shut Down |
| Chernobyl - 5 | LWGR/RBMK | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Chernobyl - 6 | LWGR/RBMK | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Kharkov -1 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Khmelnitski - 1 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Khmelnitski - 2 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Khmelnitski - 3 | PWR/VVER | Planned |
| Khmelnitski - 4 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Odessa - 1 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Odessa - 2 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Rovno - 1 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Rovno - 2 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Rovno - 3 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Rovno - 4 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| South Ukraine - 1 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| South Ukraine - 2 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| South Ukraine - 3 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| South Ukraine - 4 | PWR/VVER | Suspended Indefinately/Cancelled |
| Zaporozhe - 1 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Zaporozhe - 2 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Zaporozhe - 3 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Zaporozhe - 4 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Zaporozhe - 5 | PWR/VVER | Operating |
| Zaporozhe - 6 | PWR/VVER | Operating |