Energoatom, Ukraine’s state nuclear energy company, has signed a contract worth 509 million UAH or $12.35 million to design and construct protective structures for the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
According to the investigative journalism project “Nashi Hroshi” (Our Money), the contract was finalized on 25 September, shortly after Zelenskyy’s speech highlighted the vulnerability of Ukrainian energy facilities to Russian attacks.
The protective structures, described as П-shaped reinforced concrete constructions, are designed to shield large transformers from drone attacks and fragmentation damage in case of indirect missile strikes. Similar structures have proven effective at Ukrenergo substations, where construction began last year.
Petro Kotin, head of Energoatom, stated in an interview with the “We Are Ukraine” TV channel,
“This is very alarming information that the President of Ukraine voiced. And it’s also very serious for us. On our part, we are working out all actions to increase protection in case of such very undesirable scenarios from Russia.”
The contract for the Rivne NPP protection project has been awarded to Zakhidelectromontazh LLC, a company based in Lutsk. Founded in 2009, the company is owned and directed by Ihor Rohalia, a former business partner of ex-deputy of the Volyn Oblast Council, Viktor Kobrynchuk, Liga says.
Details of the contract, including the dimensions of the structures, have not been disclosed. For comparison, Ukrenergo has previously signed contracts worth 98 million ($2.3 million) and 120 million hryvnias ($2.9 million) for structures protecting individual transformers.
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