Ukraine's state company secures site for new nuclear plant in Cherkasy Oblast

The Chyhyryn City Council has approved the transfer of 38 hectares of land to Energoatom, the state enterprise that operates all four nuclear power plants in Ukraine, for permanent use in building a nuclear power plant, as announced by Energoatom's press service on Tuesday, August 27.

The new Chyhyryn Nuclear Power Plant will have four power units using AP1000 technology.

"Energoatom intends to revitalize Orbita and make it one of the most modern cities, similar to Netishyn, Yuzhnoukrainsk or Varash," said Petro Kotin, Acting CEO of Energoatom.

The Chyhyryn community website states that on August 22, during the 51st session of the city council, two decisions regarding Energoatom were made:

→ Granting permission to develop a land management project for the allocation of land plots for permanent use;

→ Transferring land plots with a total area of 38 hectares for permanent use.

The possibility of building a nuclear power plant near Chyhyryn with the town of Orbita for power engineers was considered back in the Soviet era. The project was frozen in 1989 due to the Chornobyl accident. Currently, Orbita is a street with two inhabited five-story buildings and one store.

In recent years, the site in Chyhyryn has been reconsidered as a location for a potential nuclear power plant due to its advantageous position and good access to water resources and power grids.