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This is an archived page. Please visit the new Ukraine country profileUkraine: Khmelnytskyy (Khmelnitskiy) NPP [Enerhoatom Web Ssite, http://www.gca.atom.gov.ua.] {Entered 3/3/2000} SUBORDINATION: Enerhoatom ADMINISTRATION: Director: Volodymyr Sofiyuk ["Ukraina ne vedet dostroyku blokov Khmelnitskoy AES - direktor stantsii," Interfax, 29 January 2001.] {Entered 5/25/01 MJ} Criminal proceedings have been filed against former director Viktor Sapronov, who is being sought by Ukrainian investigators on charges of corruption. For more information, see the 1/12/2000 entry in the Khmelnytskyy Developments section. [Andriy Sek, "Draconian Methods in the Year of the Dragon? How Shall we Fight Corruption and Organized Crime," Ukrayina Moloda, 12 January 2000, p.4; in "Scale of Ukraine Corruption, Tasks Seen," FBIS Document FTS20000125000958.] {Entered 3/7/2000 GD} TYPE: VVER-1000, model 320 UNITS: One (operational) Unit 1: initial criticality November 1987 (operational 8 August 1988). Sources: [1] "Power Reactors: Country-by-Country Summaries," World Nuclear Industry Handbook, 1995, p. 33. [2] Uranium Institute,"Power Reactors in Ukraine," http://www.uilondon.org/, 15 July 1996, p. 1. {Updated on 8/21/96 GN} POWER: 953 MWe FUEL: Enriched to 3.3-4.4 percent. [Ukrainian Media Digest (in Ukrainian), 2 February 1993, 78-79.] STATUS: Since 1992 the plant has been unable to ship its spent fuel to Krasnoyarsk in Russia for reprocessing because Russia will not accept its spent nuclear fuel. The plant has reconfigured its storage pool to accommodate more spent fuel.[1] In 1990, the Ukrainian Rada issued a moratorium which stopped construction on Units 2, 3, and 4. However, in October 1993, citing Ukraine's energy shortage, the Rada voted to restart the project. In 1994 former president Kravchuk issued a decree calling for the completion of Units 2, 3, and 4.[1] As of March 2000, Unit 2 is 80-85 percent complete.[2] As of 1999, Unit 3 was 50 percent complete, and Unit 4 was 10 percent complete.[1] Please see the Khmelnytsyy NPP Developments file for more information. Sources: [1] Pacific Northwest Laboratory website, http://insp.pnl.gov:2080/?profiles/khmelnytskyy/kh_history. [2] "Raboty po dostroyke atomnykh stantsiy na Ukraine v 1999 godu byli vypolneny na 60% ," Interfax, 1 March 2000. {Entered 3/3/2000 GD} SAFETY: A majority of the MPC&A programs at Khmelnytskyy were completed in 1998 by the US Department of Energy (DOE). DOE's main focus was on establishing the Khmelnytskyy Training Center, a facility at which NPP operators in Ukraine learn new training procedures. An employee training methodology was established at the center and was incorporated at other Ukrainian NPPs. Support items for the training center include computers, printers, scanners, faxes, and related peripherals. According to the DOE, more than 2,000 personnel have taken part in training at the Center. Other projects at Khmelnytskyy have focused on improving operating procedures and practices. A safety parameter display system was installed in July 1998 and two ultrasonic flaw detectors have been delivered. In-depth safety assessments and provision of nondestructive examination equipment have also been priorities of the DOE. A full-scope simulator was installed in December 1997. [Pacific Northwest Laboratory website, http://insp.pnl.gov:2080/?profiles/khmelnytskyy/doe_scope.] {Entered 3/3/2000 GD} Page last updated 4 June 2002 
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