NPP of Ukraine - worthy support of the country's economy

The atomic station is the peak of the state's technical might, the triumph of scientific research and long years of painstaking research. Of course, Ukraine is on the list of countries in which nuclear energy works for the benefit of the inhabitants.

Prehistory

More than twenty years have passed since the end of the Second World War. For a long time past those times when in the house from electric devices there were only light bulbs. Life was arranged, and conditions of life improved. Not without difficulty, but the population could purchase equipment that works on electricity: refrigerators, televisions, irons.

Significantly increased load on the network, which was not originally designed for such consumption. The government was faced with a choice: to build more traditional thermal and hydroelectric power stations, or not to lose the palm of primacy, giving preference to the development of atomic energy.

The end of the sixties - the time when the world was just beginning to think about the harm caused by human environmental activities. But the first sprouts of understanding the need for concern about the planet have already begun to grow and grow stronger.

The thermal stations worked on coal and could not be called ecological in principle, given the amount of harmful substances that they threw into the atmosphere. For the sake of hydroelectric power it was necessary to sacrifice the vast territories of fertile Ukrainian chernozems - not the most rational choice.

After long discussions and assurances of physicists, the project of Ukrainian NPPs was given a green light. The search for a suitable site for construction began.

The first station

In May 1970, a large-scale construction of the first nuclear power plant of Ukraine began. The place was chosen only eleven kilometers from the border with Belarus. The nuclear power of Ukraine was to begin with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The first stage of the large-scale project was completed in seven years. In September 1977, the first reactor was commissioned. By 1983, four power units had already been built. The total capacity is four megawatts.

In total, the first NPP of Ukraine was supposed to have six reactors, the construction of the latter was almost completed. But they were never destined to earn.

At 01:23 on 26.04.1986 there was an explosion, which had no analogues previously known to mankind. Atom showed that if it is not properly used, it can be far from peaceful.

It is impossible to calculate the losses caused by the catastrophe: millions of allocated funds for restoration, lost equipment, evacuated cities, exclusion zone, but most importantly - the diseases and death of many brave liquidators who at the cost of their health and life gave a chance to survive many others.

Despite the fully operational status of the remaining power units, Ukraine's first nuclear power plant was gradually withdrawn from Ukraine's power grids. Energy generation was stopped on December 15, 2000.

The second station

Without waiting for the completion of the construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the construction of the Rivne nuclear power plant was started four kilometers from the city of Kuznetsovsk. The first reactor was launched in seven years. In total, the station has four power units, the last of which was commissioned in 2003. The total capacity for today is 2835 MW, which is enough to power several small cities. Two more planned power units were subsequently abandoned.

The Rivne station was the first in the Soviet Union to be tested by the World Atomic Energy Organization "IAEA".

Rivne NPP produces one-fifth of all electricity generated by Ukrainian NPPs.

Third Station

In 1975, the construction of the third Ukrainian nuclear power plant in the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolayiv region, was started, which was specially built to accommodate the station's maintenance staff.

The first power unit was connected to power networks in seven years. The last one was in 1989. The number of reactors is three, with a total capacity of three thousand MW.

The total share of energy produced among Ukrainian nuclear power plants is ten percent. This amount is enough to cover the electricity needs of Mykolayiv, Kherson and Odessa regions. Part of the energy goes to the Crimean peninsula.

Fourth Station

By the beginning of the eighties, there was an acute shortage of energy in the western regions. In 1981, construction of the Khmelnitsky NPP in the city of Neteshin was started.

The grand opening was held in 1987.

The number of power units is two. The second reactor was launched in 2004. The total capacity is 2 MW.

The planned number of power units is four. But the beginning of construction work was postponed for an indefinite period due to insufficient funding. A possible partner for the construction of the remaining blocks is China.

The Fifth Station

In the same 1981, the construction of the Zaporizhzhya NPP in Energodar began.

At the moment it is the largest European station. The number of power units is six, the total capacity is 6000 MW. This is half of the energy produced at nuclear power plants in Ukraine.

The need to build nuclear power plants in the region was dictated by the concentration of energy-intensive color industries. In addition to the nuclear power plant, the region actively uses all types of energy: wind, solar, thermal, and hydro.

Conclusion

Nuclear power is more important than ever for the energy market. NPP of Ukraine is fuel economy. Due to this type of energy, the deficit of electricity is covered both inside the country and abroad.

Now you know how many nuclear power plants in Ukraine. There are only five of them, one of which is closed.