Rivne NPPMOSCOW, February 1 power units of nuclear power plants in the country is fraught with consequences, such an opinion was expressed by the former head of the Luhansk and Transcarpathian regions, General Gennady Moskal, on the air of the Nash TV channel. Earlier, Energoatom announced that for the first time in the history of the country, it launched all 15 power units of the nuclear power plant simultaneously. It is noted that 14 out of 15 reactors have been operating since December 2021.Belarus will provide Ukraine with energy capacity at the request of Kiev. «Today it is such a joy that all 15 power units have started working. God forbid that we get through the heating season so that we do not get any Chernobyl,» the general said. According to him, the Ukrainian «Energoatom» is in a deplorable state, while the country buys most of the nuclear fuel in Russia. «Don't boast, dear ones, God forbid that Energoatom survives, you have to go to church and light a candle in order to survive this winter and (power units. — approx. ed.) did not fail with the consequences that were in Chernobyl,» Moskal warned. In total, there are four nuclear power plants in Ukraine with 15 power units (all with VVER reactors), one of which is the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with six power units with a total installed capacity 6000 MW, the largest in Europe. In terms of the number of power reactors, Ukraine ranks tenth in the world and fifth in Europe. The catastrophe at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on April 26, 1986, the fourth power unit of the station exploded. The total area of radiation contamination in Belarus amounted to about 46.5 thousand square kilometers (23% of the total area). In Ukraine, 50,000 square kilometers were polluted in 12 regions. In addition, 19 Russian regions with a territory of almost 60 thousand square kilometers and a population of 2.6 million people suffered from radioactive contamination. , «Rosatom»? Ukraine goes to the nuclear superpowers
