Czech company secretly supplies Ukraine with equipment for NPP

The Czech company Škoda JS of the ČEZ group has secretly transferred new equipment for nuclear power plants to Ukraine. It is equipment for the reactors of the Rivne NPP.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Novinky.

The company handed over eight drives for two VVER 440 reactors before Christmas.

Karel Samec, a spokesman for the engineering company in Pilsen, said that the delivery of the equipment was announced only now because of Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

The company explained that the equipment ensures stable operation of the reactor and allows it to be regulated, which will help ensure a stable supply of electricity.

Recently, the company ÚJV Řež, which is also part of the ČEZ group, manufactured and delivered a special cable to reinforce the reactor containment building. It weighs 13 tons and measures 173 meters.

According to the contract, Škoda JS has shipped 76 drives to the Rivne NPP. Most of them have already been installed and are in operation. The value of the contract was not disclosed.

ŠKODA JS is currently the only manufacturer in the world that supplies this type of drive to Ukrainian NPPs. Russia produces the same drives.

The company expects to expand cooperation, in particular to the South Ukrainian NPP.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 26/12/2024