Poroshenko Dismisses National Energy Regulation Commission Chief RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED 28.09.2014 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has removed National Commission for State Energy Regulation chairman Serhiy Titenko from office, the president's website said Wednesday. "To remove Serhiy Titenko from the post of the Chairman of the National Commission for State Energy Regulation," the document published on the website said. Currently, nuclear power plants generate about 47 percent of Ukraine’s electric power, the rest is produced by thermal power stations by burning gas and coal, as well as by hydroelectric power stations and green power. Gas shortages and a halt in work at 80 percent of Donbas mines have led to deficit of energy and, as a consequence, electricity. Topics: East Europe, Ukraine Other news: Finnish Government Approves Rosatom Nuclear Reactor Project Ten ministers voted in favor of granting the application, while seven ministers voted against. Prime Minister: Finland to Continue Nuclear Cooperation With Russia Despite Sanctions If we look at Rosatom's activities, there have been no problems whatsoever. Russian Nuclear Experts Present Bushehr-2 NPP Project in Iran Several Russian companies, including OKB Gidropress and Atomstroyexport participated in the seminar. |
Hero of the day The ISTC Responsible Science Program and Subprogram Culture of Nuclear Nonproliferation The dual-use nature of nuclear technology consisting in the potential for its application equally in peaceful and military sphere is the basic contradiction for the existing nuclear nonproliferation regime and comprehensive development of the nuclear power and nuclear fuel cycle. INTERVIEW
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