New Nuclear Goals — A Sign of Desperation?

摘要

Ukraine’s prime minister has announced plans to sign an agreement with a nuclear vendor for installing new nuclear power capacity, while his pro-Western government has proposed legislation that would pave the way for privatizing state-owned nuclear operator Energoatom. Both goals have perplexed industry observers and insiders, who, while understanding the urgent need to find solutions to Ukraine’s dire energy predicament, recently made worse by the loss of a large swath of coal output, expressed skepticism whether they could be accomplished in the short or midterm.