Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy urges to impose sanctions against Russia’s nuclear industry 

The statement was posted on the website of the Ukranian Ministry of Energy.

At a meeting with the heads of the G7 and the EU diplomatic missions in Kyiv, Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko called on the international community to impose sanctions against the nuclear industry of Russia and to abandon Russian nuclear fuel.

"It is very important today to give a signal of readiness to abandon it after a specific period of time. It is possible. Other producers can increase their production volumes to replace Russian nuclear fuel," Halushchenko said.

Also, the Ministry of Energy informed on the damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as a result of Russian shelling.

"We need powerful generators, which, among other things, provide an opportunity to ensure stable gas production in Ukrainian deposits. The list of urgent needs of energy companies also includes special equipment and transport for repair work at energy facilities," the ministry wrote.

The minister emphasized the violation of nuclear and radiation safety by Russian forces at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the appointment of "management" working without licenses, the illegal stay of representatives of Rosatom, a Russian energy company, and pressure on Ukrainian personnel.

In addition, the participants considered the prospect of importing electricity to Ukraine from the EU countries. Halushchenko says that there is a limit for imports at the level of 600 MW during the day and 700 MW at night, but now there is a technical ability to significantly increase this volume.

• The Energy Company of Ukraine imported non-commercial volumes of electricity from Romania for 2 hours on November 28 in test mode.  
• On December 6, Rosatom said that it would not transfer control over Zaporizhzhia NPP to the IAEA, as the organization allegedly has no mandate to manage nuclear power plants.
• Russian forces threaten to fire ZNPP employees who do not sign an agreement with Rosatom by January 1.
• On December 14, Russian occupation authorities appointed a Rosatom employee as the new "head of administration" of the temporarily seized Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region. 
• On December 16, the EU finally approved the 9th package of sanctions against Russia.
• On Thursday, December 22, the US announced sanctions against a number of Russian companies.
• On December 26, the Head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office emphasized that one of the main tasks in Ukraine is to impose sanctions against Rosatom.  
• As of December 27, the power deficit in the Ukrainian energy system decreased due to the rise in the production by power plants, but consumption volumes continue to grow.