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Russia considers a possibility of crediting construction of the third and fourth reactors at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant, Ukrainian government says.

"We have discussed atomic energy issues, a possibility of crediting construction of these reactors at the Khmelnytskyi NPP," said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on April 10 in the followup of a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.

In his words, they may lend US $ 5 bn or US $ 6 bn. The Khmelnytskyi NPP runs two power units of VVER-1000 type with installed electric power of 1 gigawatt each.

Source: ProUA