“Ukraine asked right away about the chances for Ukraine to take part in the construction of reactor number three – whether there are certain criteria or have we already made our choice,” President Valdas Adamkus told the media on his two-day official visit to Ukraine, Baltic News Servic reported. “My answer was very clear: It is absolutely open for every competent partner wishing to participate in the construction.”

Baltic neighbors Estonia and Latvia joined Lithuania in the project to build a new Ignalina reactor to ensure a major electrical power source for the region after 2009 shutdown of the existing Soviet-era reactor. Poland later joined the project, which foresees the construction of an 800-1,600 megawatt facility costing €2.5-4 billion ($3.4-5.4 billion).
Poland and her Baltic partners are particularly interested in reducing heavy energy dependence on Russia and diversifying energy sources to boost energy security in the EU’s north-eastern corner. (monstersandcritics.com)