Russian reactors for Khmelnytsky NPP | Who does Energoatom work for?

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Ukraine's Energoatom wants to buy Russian-made reactors from Bulgaria for the unfinished Belene NPP. The use of these reactors would lead to dependence on Russian fuel, which would mean energy dependence on Russia itself. In order to understand this, we asked Yuriy Kostenko, Minister of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine from 1992 to 1998, for his comments. 00:00 - Current problems of the Ukrainian energy sector 02:48 - Not the best solutions from Energoatom 06:28 - Comment from the former Minister of Nuclear Safety of Ukraine 08:25 - "Treason" with procurement 09:37 - What was Ukraine's dependence on the russia? 11:14 - Too much energy at one station 15:16 - Questions to the Ukrainian authorities