On January 14, Ukraine and Poland held transboundary consultations under the Espoo Convention regarding the construction of power units No. 5 and No. 6, featuring an AP1000 reactor, at the Khmelnytskyi NPP site.
Ukraine is the party of origin of the project, while Poland is the affected party in the transboundary environmental impact assessment procedure. The project is of strategic importance for Ukraine's energy security.
During the opening of the consultations, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture of Ukraine, Vitaliy Kindrativ, thanked the Republic of Poland for its support to Ukraine in the context of the full-scale war. He stressed that despite the ongoing aggression, Ukraine is making efforts to remain a reliable partner and to faithfully fulfill its international obligations, in particular the provisions of the Espoo Convention.
KhNPP specialists were also involved in the consultations. In particular, Deputy Chief Engineer for New Units Hennadii Samosei and Head of the Radiation Safety Department Oleksandr Milinchuk took part in the event.
In April 2024, Ukraine officially notified six potentially affected countries of the project: Austria, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary. Five of them—Austria, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, and Romania—expressed their willingness to participate in the consultations.
During the meeting, the Ukrainian side provided the necessary materials and answered questions from their Polish colleagues. Based on the results, the parties agreed that the expert consultations were complete. Similar consultations with other interested countries are planned in the near future.
