A leaked document from the European Investment Bank (EIB)…

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Series Details 11/02/99, Volume 5, Number 06
Publication Date 11/02/1999
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Date: 11/02/1999

...casts doubt on the need to build an extra two nuclear reactors in the Ukraine to replace those destroyed in the Chernobyl disaster 13 years ago. The report concludes that problems meeting electricity demand in the country are linked to fuel shortages in power stations rather than a lack of generating capacity. It also argues that no new electrical capacity will be needed to enable the closure of the remaining reactors at Chernobyl. Despite this criticism, the EIB says that the project should receive EU funding.

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