OREANDA-NEWS. August 25, 2011. Ukraine is one of the leading countries of the world on level of technology development, safety of nuclear industry and professionalism of its personnel.

It in interview to the TV program "Energonadzor" on "5 channel" was declared by the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko. "If to take our nuclear industry on a technological level, safety and professional level of our specialists, we enter into the five of the leading countries of the world", - the Minister has told.

He has underlined that Ukraine has considered experience of Chernobyl, analyzes world experience, in particular, the situation on nuclear power plant "Fukushima-1" in Japan and constantly is increased safety level on the nuclear power plants.

"At us 15 commissions of IAEA have visited - they have confirmed level of technical safety of our plants, and today we even more it increase, considering that the world goes by the way of development of nuclear power and huge funds are invested in safety. We also participated in working off of stresses-tests together with Europeans and we will invest further funds in safety of power units", - the Minister emphasized.