The Crimean Nuclear Power Plant in Shchelkino is the most expensive unfinished nuclear reactor in the world. Abandoned nuclear power plant in Crimea

80%, the second - 18%).

Crimean NPP
A country	USSR USSR→Russia/Ukraine
Location	Crimea, Shchelkino
Status	unfinished
Year of construction start
Commissioning	was planned in
Main characteristics
Electric power, MW	0 (project - 4,000)
Equipment characteristics
Main fuel	U 235
Number of power units	2 (under construction) 4 (planned)
Power units under construction	0
Reactor type	VVER-1000
Operating reactors	0
Closed reactors	4
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History of construction

The first design surveys were carried out in 1968. Construction began in 1975. The station was supposed to provide electricity to the entire Crimean peninsula, as well as create a foundation for the subsequent development of industry in the region - metallurgical, mechanical engineering, chemical. The design capacity of the Crimean NPP is 2 GW (2 power units of 1 GW each) with the possibility of subsequent capacity increase to 4 GW - the standard design provides for the placement of 4 power units with VVER-1000/320 reactors on the station site.

In November 1980, the construction of the nuclear power plant was declared a Republican shock Komsomol construction project, and on January 26, 1984 - an All-Union shock construction project. After the construction of the satellite town of Shchelkino, the reservoir embankment and auxiliary facilities, the construction of the nuclear power plant itself began in 1982. A temporary line was laid from the Kerch branch of the railway, and at the height of construction, two trains of building materials arrived along it per day. In general, construction proceeded without significant deviations from the schedule with the planned launch of the 1st power unit in 1989.

A unique polar crane has already been delivered to the reactor building of the first power unit and installed at the design site.

With the help of this crane, further lifting and transport and construction and installation operations inside the reactor compartment were to be carried out:

• during the construction of a nuclear power plant: operations for moving and storing equipment (reactor parts, steam generator housings, pressure compensator, main circulation pipelines and pumps, etc.), and then installing them at design sites.
• after the launch of the station: carry out transport, technological and repair work to maintain the nuclear reactor.

According to the director of the Rosenergoatom concern, the construction of a new nuclear power plant on the peninsula is futile, and energy can be generated by wind, solar and non-nuclear thermal power plants. It is impossible to restore it from the current state of the Crimean NPP site. It also used a project from the 1960s, whereas now the construction of nuclear power plants is carried out according to projects from the 2000s. Building a completely new nuclear power plant may be more cost-effective than rebuilding an old one, but there are currently no architectural designs for small- and medium-sized nuclear power plants. On the other hand, a nuclear power plant, especially in the context of constant attempts by the Ukrainian authorities to economically block Crimea, would reliably ensure energy autonomy for Crimea.

In February 2016, it was announced that a new industrial park would be built at the site of the nuclear power plant. The State Council of the Republic of Crimea for Property and Land Relations gave consent to the local Ministry of Property to write off the unfinished Crimean nuclear power plant from the balance sheet “through demolition.” At the same time, the construction materials obtained as a result of dismantling the facility are planned to be used for the construction of a transport crossing across the Kerch Strait.

• The Crimean nuclear power plant was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most expensive nuclear reactor [ ] . This is due to the fact that, unlike the Tatar NPP and the Bashkir NPP of the same type that were stopped at the same time, it had a higher degree of readiness at the time construction was stopped.
• In 1986, an experimental (the first in the USSR) solar power plant SES-5 was built nearby. Near it, on the eastern part of the shore of the Aktash reservoir, there is also an experimental wind power plant Yuzhenergo and eight old non-working experimental wind turbines installed back in Soviet times. Not far from it is the East Crimean Wind Farm, consisting of 15 wind turbines with a capacity of 100 kW and two with a capacity of 600 kW each.
• The nuclear power plant has an almost complete “twin” - the abandoned, unfinished Stendal nuclear power plant, 100 km west of Berlin in Germany, built according to the same Soviet project from 1982 to 1990. By the time construction stopped, the readiness of the first power unit of the Stendal NPP was 85%. Its only significant difference from the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant is the use of cooling towers rather than a reservoir for cooling. By 2010, the Stendal nuclear power plant was almost completely dismantled. A pulp and paper mill was opened on the territory of the former nuclear power plant; the cooling towers were dismantled in 1994 and 1999. With the help of excavators and heavy construction equipment, the dismantling of the reactor workshops is being completed.
• The nuclear power plant has been featured in many films, the most famous of which was “The Inhabited Island” by F. Bondarchuk, which was filmed there in 2007 (photo of the station in the film frame).

Information about power units

Power unit	Reactor type	Power		Start construction	Network connection	Commissioning	Closing
		Clean	Gross
Crimea-1	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW	01.12.1982
Crimea-2	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW	1983	Construction stopped 01/01/1989
Crimea-3	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW	Construction has not started
Crimea-4	VVER-1000/320	950 MW	1000 MW	Construction has not started

Crimean Nuclear Power Plant is an unfinished nuclear power plant located near the city of Shchelkino on the shore of the salty Aktash reservoir, its cooling reservoir

The station was built according to the same plan as the currently operating Khmelnitsky NPP (Ukraine), Volgodonsk NPP (Russia) and Temelin NPP (Czech Republic). The almost completed nuclear power plant was abandoned after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (the readiness of the first power unit was 80%, the second - 18%). The first design calculations were carried out in 1968. Construction started in 1975. It was planned to provide electricity to the entire Crimean peninsula, as well as to lay the basis for the further development of the Crimean industry - metallurgical, mechanical engineering, and chemical. Design capacity is 2000 MW (2 power units) with the possibility of further increase to 4000 MW: the basic design assumes the location of 4 power units with VVER-1000/320 type reactors on the station site.

After the creation of the satellite town of Shchelkino, the embankment of the reservoir and household facilities, construction of the station itself began in 1982. A separate line was stretched from the Kerch branch of the railway, and on the hottest days of construction, two trains of materials arrived here per day. The photo shows the village of Shchelkino:

In general, construction proceeded without major deviations from the schedule with the expected launch of the first reactor in 1989. The shaken economic situation in the country, along with the tragedy in Chernobyl, led to the fact that by 1987 the project was first suspended, and in 1989 they finally abandoned the launch of the station. By this time, 500 million Soviet rubles in the equivalent of 1984 had already been allocated for the construction of the nuclear power plant. Another 250 million rubles worth of materials were stored in warehouses. The station began to be gradually taken away for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal. Witnesses say that in the early 90s, research was carried out to justify the closure of the Crimean nuclear power plant from a geological point of view. However, and this was just a simple reason - by the end of the 80s, the situation in the USSR economy became so bad that almost all large-scale construction projects in all areas were closed

After construction stopped, the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant quickly fell into disrepair, almost everything was dismantled and taken away. Here are the events worth noting:

• From 1995 to 1999, discos of the famous electronic music festival Kazantip were held in the turbine hall (turbine department)
• In September 2003, the Property Fund sold the unique Danish Kroll crane, brought for the installation of a nuclear reactor, for 310 thousand hryvnia, with a starting price of 440 thousand hryvnia. Before it was sold, the huge crane was used for base jumping. We jumped from the lower (80 meters) and upper (120 meters) booms of the crane. A similar Kroll crane was used in the construction of the 4th power unit of the Khmelnitsky NPP in the city of Netishin; previously, the same cranes helped build the buildings of the Zaporozhye NPP and the South Ukrainian NPP

• In 2004, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine transferred the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant from the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy to the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Then, the Council of Ministers of Crimea had to sell the resulting property of the nuclear power plant, and the money had to be spent on solving the social and economic problems of the Leninsky district of Crimea, especially the city of Shchelkino
• The remaining parts of the Crimean NPP were to be sold gradually: the reactor compartment, the block pumping station, workshops, the cooler at the Aktash reservoir, the dam of the Aktash reservoir, the supply canal, the station's oil and diesel facilities, and a diesel generator station. It is also known that at the beginning of 2005, the Representative Office of the Crimea Property Fund sold the reactor compartment of the Crimean NPP for 1.1 million UAH ($207,000) to a legal entity whose name is not advertised.
• There is evidence that the VVER-1000 reactor, which was never placed in the room intended for it, was cut into scrap metal in 2005.
• The nuclear power plant has been featured in many films, among which the most famous was Fyodor Bondarchuk’s “Inhabited Island” filmed here in 2007 (pictured is a scene from the film)

• No fuel was delivered to the station, so it does not pose a radiation hazard.

Interesting facts about nuclear power plants:

• The Crimean Nuclear Power Plant was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most expensive nuclear power plant. The reason is that, unlike the Tatar NPP and the Bashkir NPP of the same type, which were stopped at the same time, at the time construction was stopped, it had the highest degree of readiness for start-up
• A solar power plant was built nearby. By and large, this station was only experimental: its power was 5 MW. During the operation of this station many difficulties surfaced. One of them, the reflector guidance system, almost completely (95%) consumed the energy generated by the station. There were also difficulties in cleaning mirrors. Soon this station ceased to exist and was also plundered. Near it, on the eastern side of the shore of the Aktash reservoir, there is also an experimental wind power plant YuzhEnergo, which includes 15 wind turbines with a capacity of 100 kW each. Next to it there are 8 old experimental wind turbines of the East Crimean Wind Power Plant, installed in Soviet times and currently not working
• A little-known fact: the station has an almost identical twin - the abandoned, unfinished Stendal nuclear power plant, 100 km west of Berlin in Germany, built according to the same Soviet project from 1982 to 1990. By the time construction completely stopped, the readiness of its first power unit was 85%. Its only key difference from the Crimean NPP is the use of cooling towers rather than a reservoir as a cooling system. At present, the Stendal nuclear power plant has already been almost completely dismantled. A pulp and paper mill now operates on this site; the cooling towers were dismantled in 1994 and 1999. Using excavators and heavy construction equipment, the dismantling of the reactor workshops has almost been completed.

What is a dead station like at present? A few photos from shelkino.com

Engineering block of a nuclear power plant with a collapsed external passage to the reactor

The hatch above the transport entrance through which containers with uranium were supposed to be lifted

The reactor cooling system, or rather what’s left of it

Main reactor control panel of the Crimean NPP

The insides of the station are mercilessly carved out by severely impoverished local residents.

On the dome of a nuclear power plant. Freshwater lake Aktash from which cooling channels are dug

6 water sumps

Water supply system for nuclear power plants

Crane with lifting capacity 300 tons

People live here and even ride horses

Whether it is good or bad that there is no nuclear power plant in Crimea is difficult to judge. We all remember the Chernobyl disaster and its consequences, and it’s probably for the better that it was never possible to build a nuclear power plant on the peninsula. Meanwhile, Shchelkino did not turn into another ghost town thanks to its favorable location near the sea. Every summer, crowds of vacationers come here and storm the remains of the great Soviet construction site, which are melting before our eyes - the scrap metal is cut so quickly here.

For those who wanted to get into the hermetic zone of the station, several parting words were published from the organizers of the KaZantip festival (90s)

• • 1. Don't ever do this.
  • 2. We understand that you are unlikely to follow the first advice, therefore:
  • a) properly lace up your Martens, or whatever shoes you wear in very bad weather, take warm, not very expensive things;
  • b) charge new batteries into your flashlight;
  • c) take a few more crazy people with you, no more than five people, as well as food and water for a couple of days.
  • 3. Be sure to find an experienced stalker among the local residents - he probably knows many ways to penetrate the hermetic zone without breaking his back.
  • Many people are afraid of radiation. She is not there. But you have every chance of not returning home, so when you go on this journey, say goodbye to your loved ones and relatives.
  • Since the station was almost completed, constantly look under your feet - there are many unclosed openings.
  • Do not touch the wires - some of them are still live.
  • Climbing numerous stairs and holding on to railings is also not recommended, because many of the structures here are temporary. But in general, the containment zone is quite reliable, since it is designed to withstand a direct fall from an enemy aircraft. In this sense, you are completely safe.

The story of Andrey Manchuk (Newspaper in Kievsky) about the campaign in the Hermozone:

“ Having received a modest bribe, the guards give us a large flashlight with backup batteries and open one of the doors to the huge building of the power unit, which is popularly known as the “reactor.” Strictly speaking, the reactor stuffing has not been here for a long time - everything was sent back to Russia in the late eighties. However, all other surroundings of the hermetic zone remained in place - although over the past years various businessmen have torn thousands of tons of valuable metal and cables from the ruins of the nuclear power plant. Fortunately for fans of industrial giants, monolithic reactor structures made of super-strong alloys cannot be cut by any autogenous agent. There is no need to guard them - the guards, as a rule, make sure that visiting young people do not climb here. After all, this threatens with accidents and very often with an extremely sad outcome. However, these functions are usually performed by guard dogs.

There is impenetrable darkness in the ten-story building of the power unit. The flashlight beam constantly picks out deep holes in the floor underfoot. Wandering through endless corridors, where the remains of some complex equipment still lie, we approach the containment zone - the heart of the nuclear power plant. It is a huge all-metal cylinder, which was supposed to protect against radiation even in the event of a reactor accident. To get inside, we climb through two huge round doors - the guards estimate their weight at seven tons - and climb the stairs to where the reactor industrial site was supposed to be located. The insides of the power unit have a completely unique appearance - something similar can only be seen in the computer toy "Half Life". The dome over the containment zone was never lowered, and therefore at night you can contemplate a magnificent picture of the southern starry sky in the round crater of the nuclear volcano. Traveling here with a local nuclear scientist - a failed nuclear power plant worker - you can find out where the reactor core would have been, where the uranium rods would have been dropped, and what level of gamma radiation would have been where people walk around freely today. Anyone who has been to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and understands what hellish forces are contained in such objects will appreciate this story.

Climbing onto the roof of the power unit, we enjoyed the Azov landscape, the swans wintering here, the remains of experimental solar and wind power plants, as well as the Sivash oil production platform, located two miles from the coast - you could sail here by chartering a fishing boat or... a border boat for fifty dollars . “Acid” graffiti is everywhere – in 1995–1999, the legendary rave festival “KaZantip” was held here, which made these regions famous throughout the former USSR. “

The territory of Crimea is a very favorable place for the construction of electric power facilities, since the peninsula is convenient for the construction of large power plants, which will be located far from the “mainland”, but will be able to supply the mainland part of the republic with energy. It was precisely such opinions that led to the start of construction of the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant in 1975.

A little history

Initially, the capacity planned for the project assumed a full supply of electricity to the peninsula, which made it possible to make it independent in terms of energy resources from Ukraine. It was supposed to use uranium-235 as the main fuel, and the standard design envisaged the deployment of 4 VVER-1000 type reactors.

During the Soviet Union, every major construction project was declared a communist strike. A similar situation arose during the construction of a power plant in Crimea. Beginning in 1984, the construction was declared All-Union. At the very beginning of construction, a satellite city was built, the reservoir embankment was strengthened, and auxiliary facilities were erected. Since 1982, the construction of the nuclear power plant itself has been actively carried out. It was reported that according to the schedule, the Crimean nuclear power plant will be completed by 1989.

Changes in the industry: reasons

Everything changed after the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant. In 1986, an explosion occurred that led to the destruction of several power units, the release of large amounts of radioactive particles into the surrounding atmosphere, and the contamination of a large area. From this moment on, it was decided to suspend the construction of unfinished nuclear power plants. Construction of the Crimean nuclear power plant was also stopped at the stage of completion of the first of four reactors.

Reasons for stopping construction

• Unfavorable economic environment in the USSR.
• Theft of materials from suspended enterprises.

During the 90s, the KaZantip festivals, famous and popular among “club” youth, were held in the premises of the unfinished reactor. In the late 90s and early 2000s, a special company was created on the basis of a power plant in Crimea, whose task was to sell off the remaining intact equipment. In total, more than 2 million Ukrainian hryvnia were raised. By the beginning of 2003, all that remained of the station’s property on the enterprise’s balance sheet was an abandoned building and a few outbuildings.

A unique polar crane, which was planned to be used to move cargo inside a power reactor, was used as the basis for base jumping. Subsequently, the crane was sold for a price many times less than the actual price. The end of the station’s existence was its transfer to the Council of Ministers of Crimea in 2004. As planned, the Crimean authorities were supposed to sell the remaining property and use these funds to solve the problems of the peninsula. No one was going to complete the construction of the former strategic facility today.

Today, the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant is under the control of Rosatom and there is talk about writing off the unfinished facility from the republic’s balance sheet, and using the building materials obtained after complete dismantling as materials for the construction of a crossing across the Kerch Strait.

The absence of its own nuclear power plant in Crimea does not mean that the republic has completely lost the ability to independently generate energy. In 2015, it was announced that construction would begin on two thermal power plants on the peninsula, with a total capacity of 940 MW.

Modern power plants in Crimea

The construction of power plants in Crimea is now in full swing, since according to the current schedule, the first power units should be put into operation in 2017, and according to the project, full power is intended to be achieved by 2018. In parallel, it is planned to launch the Kuban-Crimea gas pipeline, which will provide the required level of gas supply to the stations under construction.

The construction of its own power plants in Crimea is an attempt to stop depending on Ukrainian electricity, since the peninsula is 70% dependent on the supply of energy resources of the republic. The missing 880 MW can be replenished by launching new thermal power plants that have increased efficiency, are designed to use less fuel and feature a closed water consumption cycle.

The north of the Kerch Peninsula is not the Taurida we are used to imagining - with palaces, ancient ruins, boarding houses and comfortable beaches. The Leninsky district is better known for the Kazantip that raged here. By the way, with the passing of this festival, youth life does not fade away: it is provided by other shocking parties that are held “for old times’ sake.” And fashionable youngsters are also drawn here by the urban landscape – something that earned them the name “city of the future” in the USSR. Our topic is the Crimean nuclear power plant, which remains unfinished.

Where is the station located in Crimea?

On the map of the Crimean east, a huge protrusion between the Arabat and bays is clearly visible. Its top is , an oval can be seen a little to the south. All that is between them is the village of Shchelkino and its agricultural district. However, part of the suburb has nevertheless become industrial, because there is a partially dismantled nuclear power plant here.

Nuclear power plant on the map of Crimea

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History of the object's appearance

Construction of the most expensive (at that time) project in the field of nuclear energy began in 1975, and its development began in 1968. According to the design capacity, the future enterprise was supposed to take place between the Balakovo and Khmelnytsky stations - it was designed for 2 GW. Since 1984, the installation of a nuclear power plant has been declared a nationwide shock construction project, thanks to which the “satellite city” of Shchelkino appeared. Nowadays it has faded and looks more like a village.

Here, for the first time, such world know-how as a polar crane (a circular cargo bridge unit) and the first solar station in the USSR SES-5 were used. The Crimean nuclear power plant in the Leninsky district was 80% ready when news of the accident at the Chernobyl power plant came and all work was first suspended and then frozen (three years later).

Why didn’t you want to use the object later?! After the organizers of Kazantip, the unfinished building was exploited by extreme clubs offering base jumping (parachute jumping from low altitudes) to everyone. At the end of the 1990s. They decided to sell the industrial site to one of the Swedish energy companies.

At the moment - in the “new Russian era” - the disposal of its constituent structures is taking place on the territory of the “failed” Crimean nuclear power plant. The future plans of the Russian Ministry of Energy include the creation of an industrial park here that has nothing to do with the use of dangerous nuclear fuel. Perhaps this place will become a truly famous landmark of Shchelkino and the entire Crimea.

If you are a connoisseur of the terrible rather than the beautiful, for example, a fan of post-apocalyptic quests or a digger, then you have come to the right place. On the territory of the Shchelkino NPP, visitors will be presented with gloomy urban landscapes, the viewing of which in Ukrainian times cost tourists 50 hryvnia - the guards of the abandoned enterprise acted as guides and cashiers.
Licensed guards were needed to ensure that the dismantling of the plant took place in an organized manner, and not with the help of an army of “metal hunters.”

So why was the local nuclear power plant never completed? After all, the residents of Crimea desperately needed their own electricity even during the Soviet era, and even more so now. Is it really only because of the fear of a repetition of the Chernobyl tragedy? Discussions in the Russian media are still ongoing. In fact, there were other reasons, for example, problems with object input.

However, those who come here do not bother their heads with boring thoughts related to the economy. For them, the reinforced concrete structures lying side by side and the remaining walls of the main power unit are a location for amazing adventures and a backdrop for “fantastic” photos. Everyone rushes to the turbine department, where from 1996 to 1999. “Republic of Kazantip” held parties under the slogan “Nuclear Party in the Reactor,” and the now fashionable Fyodor Bondarchuk filmed the film “Inhabited Island.” The silhouette of the power unit “lit up” in the frames of other films. It remains to add that travelers should not be afraid of radiation - in the Soviet years they never managed to place raw materials here, although they brought them all the way to Shchelkino.

How to get (get there) to the nuclear power plant?

You can get to the dismantled object without reaching Shchelkino a few kilometers. The final point of the route is the shore of the Aktash reservoir (lake), the road to which starts from the Cherry-96 gardening society ().

If a map is your best assistant, then here is the route to the attraction laid out on it:

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Note to tourists

• Address: Shchelkino village, Leninsky district, Crimea, Russia.
• Coordinates: 45.391925, 35.803441.

An abandoned nuclear power plant in Crimea is a bright end to a vacation spent in Shchelkino. Look at the photo of the grandiose landscape, reminiscent of the scenery of a large-scale alien invasion. Overturned modules, the remains of giant units scattered everywhere, gray concrete boxes, a power unit bristling with empty openings - isn’t this the place for an “acid” selfie that you will be proud of?! In conclusion, we also offer a video about it, enjoy watching!

Due to energy problems in Crimea, after its annexation to Russia, the question “Will it be completed?” sounds regularly. We decided to consider all the issues related to this situation and assess the need to build a nuclear power plant in Crimea.

The Crimean nuclear power plant will be completed

Articles with headlines confirming Rosatom’s desire to complete the construction of the only nuclear power plant in Crimea near the city of Shchelkino after the republic’s annexation to Russia appeared in almost every publication. However, in reality the situation with the resumption of nuclear power plant construction is not so simple.

Let's start with the history of the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant. In short, the station was supposed to become the main supplier of electricity for the growing industry of the Soviet Crimea a couple of decades ago. The first brick for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Crimea was laid in 1975. However, it became one of the key factors in stopping the construction of the almost completed Crimean NPP - the first power unit was 80% ready, the second - 18%. Resumption of construction of the station has not begun since then.

Crimean Nuclear Power Plant. Our days. Photo

The territory of the Crimean Nuclear Power Plant was used for several years to host the Kazantip music festival, which was featured in the filming of the film “Inhabited Island.” And local entrepreneurs lead tours around the territory of the abandoned Crimean nuclear power plant.

Information that the Crimean NPP will be completed was received from Valery Chaly, Deputy General Director of the Ukrainian Center for Economic and Political Research named after Razumkov. This issue, according to him, was raised between Rosatom and the Crimean government. At the same time, Chaly notes that the construction of a nuclear power plant in Crimea will have a negative impact, first of all, on the recreational prospects of the peninsula.

The Crimean nuclear power plant will not be completed

Representatives of Rosatom subsequently denied information about the resumption of construction of a nuclear power plant in Crimea, received by the media from Valery Chaly.

In their opinion, the construction of the Crimean nuclear power plant is inappropriate; it is much more logical to develop thermal energy in the region, as well as alternative energy sources - solar panels, wind energy.

Firstly, the site prepared for the Crimean nuclear power plant in the 1970s does not meet the standards for the construction of modern nuclear power plants. Therefore, it is more logical to build the station in a new location rather than resume construction of the Crimean NPP. Moreover, the original construction site was not chosen the best from a safety point of view.

Abandoned Crimean nuclear power plant. Photo

Secondly, due to the problems of the current relations between Russia and Ukraine, the provision of electricity to Crimea is subject to great risks, since the main supplier at the moment is not the region itself, but Ukraine. Electricity supplies from Russia have still not been established. Due to the need to resolve this issue in a short time, the construction of a nuclear power plant is not the best idea - with an average construction time of 5 years.

Thirdly, as mentioned above, the construction of a nuclear power plant in Crimea will negatively affect its recreational component due to environmental risks.

Construction of a nuclear power plant in Crimea. Current situation. 2015

According to the Crimean government, the construction of nine power plants has begun in the region, and nuclear power plants are not among them. For the most part, these are mobile steam-gas power plants. Also, in the next 3-5 years, it plans to build two additional thermal power plants in Crimea, which should cover all the region’s electricity needs. There are no plans in the Crimean government to build a new nuclear power plant or resume construction of the Crimean nuclear power plant in Shchelkino.