Ukraine to boost nuclear energy development: PM

Ukraine will launch a new strategy next week, placing a greater emphasis on nuclear energy development by 2030, said Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov on Friday.

Safeguarding the country’s energy security tops the government’s agenda at the current stage, Ukraine’s Interfax news agency quoted the prime minister as saying.

There are five nuclear power stations in Ukraine, which provide half the electricity consumed throughout the country, said Yekhanurov. Ukraine plans to increase the share of electricity output generated by nuclear power stations from the current 50 percent to 66 percent, he added.

Xinhua