Europe should abandon plans to fund new nuclear power stations in Ukraine to
replace Chernobyl, says the 43-nation Council of Europe.
The European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
are planning to invest $800 million in new reactors at Khmelnitsky and
Rowno. But in a report published next week to coincide with the 15th anniversary
of the Chernobyl disaster, the Council of Europe says they have 鈥渘o business
promoting nuclear power in Ukraine鈥�. The money should be spent on 鈥渞educing
energy waste鈥� and improving safety at the country鈥檚 other nuclear plants, which
already provide almost half of its electricity.