Small modular reactors are planned to be deployed in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
Sites in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone may be used for the construction of Energoatom's small modular reactors
Plots in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone may be allocated for the placement of small modular reactors (SMRs), Head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management Hryhoriy Ishchenko told in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
"We are also ready to allocate land plots for the placement of small modular reactors for Energoatom. An agreement or memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed in the near future. This is part of the program that I hope will be implemented in Ukraine," he said .
Small modular reactors are the latest technology considered as a possible alternative to traditional large nuclear power plants. They are designed to be smaller in capacity (up to 300 MW), so they will require ten times less space. They consist of modules that can be manufactured in factories and assembled on-site.
- In March 2023, Minister Galushchenko said that Ukraine is going to build up to 20 small modular reactors to replace the thermal power units destroyed during the war.
- In November 2024, the Ministry of Energy reported that Ukraine and the United States had announced three new projects in the field of small modular reactors.
- In December 2024, Energoatom CEO Petro Kotin said that Ukraine plans to add up to 3000 MW of capacity by 2050, which will be generated by ten small modular reactors (SMRs).
