Ukraine wants to 2018 to take their nuclear waste from Russia, for that Kiev hopes to build a warehouse for long term storage glazed radioactive waste, said Deputy head of the State Department of nuclear regulation of Ukraine (SNRCU) Tatiana Kilchytska.
"This repository has to be built before 2018 ", - quotes Colacicco news Agency. Cilicica stressed that the repository is an object, the value of which cannot be questioned from a position of importance."
along with this, she admitted that the project on creation of storage is at the stage of feasibility study, and it is not yet approved by the Cabinet of Ministers "." It's not good, " she said, keeping in mind that it is supposed to create a more detailed design of the repository, to build and put into use." with a private party, we will do some steps to speed up, " he promised Kilchytska. However, an obstacle to the realization of this project is the lack of funds in the state." Funding so far from the State budget, " without confidence, she added. For its part, the Vice-President of national nuclear energy generating organizations "Energoatom" Natalia shumkova said that Kiev fears of placing punitive sanctions on Russia in connection with the failures of the timing of waste export." needless to say, such a Danger exists, for this reason, today, and the Committee for nuclear regulation, and "Energoatom" strongly raised the issue as a problem requiring special attention from the Ministry of environment, the government, " she says." Ukraine should make every effort, otherwise It will be very difficult negotiation process, " concluded shumkova. Remember, Kiev has announced its intention to abandon the removal of spent nuclear fuel to the Russian Federation and store it on its site in 2006. Then it was stated that the new store will be built by American technology company " Holtec's international.

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