OREANDA-NEWS. April 27, 2012. Domestic NPPs comply with all demands of the IAEA's security of energy supply. Thia was started by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov at a meeting on security of energy supply, which was held in the emergency technical center of the Energoatom NNEGC in Bilogorodka village of Kyiv region.

"Our nuclear industry is at a good level of security. For all basic criteria of the IAEA work of our NPPs comply with all requirements. Therefore, on behalf of the Government I want to thank all the nuclear engineers, all experts and managers, which provide the necessary level of safety of NPP" - Mykola Azarov said.

The Prime Minister said that until 2020 year Ukraine needs to modernize and extend the operation of power units at nuclear power plants.

But he, in particular, noted that the work on the modernization and lifetime extension of one of the units at the South-Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant will be completed in the first quarter of 2013. "We in the coming years have to do a huge amount of work related to the modernization of our units. On the modernization of a nuclear power unit we need to spend about 4 billion UAH" - Mykola Azarov said.

The Prime Minister added that the funding for all work will be provided in full.

In addition, Mykola Azarov said that during today's meeting, he gave some regional leaders notice of the non-lagging behind the schedule of modernization of the domestic nuclear power industry. "I gave some leaders notice of the non-lagging behind the schedule of modernization. The Government will take under control of the implementation of all activities" - the Prime Minister said.