Directions for Improving Nuclear Energy in Ukraine in the Context of Sustainable Development and Energy Security

It is essential to create conditions for the sustainable development of the national economy by ensuring access to reliable, resilient, and modern energy sources. This strategy предусматривает bringing the energy sector of our state as close as possible to climate neutrality. Climate neutrality of Ukraine implies the full functioning of national energy markets and their integration into international markets. It also includes the development of an innovative energy system, its decentralization, the production of clean energy, and overcoming the current problem of energy poverty. To implement the key principles of Ukraine’s Energy Strategy in terms of economic feasibility, environmental friendliness, and accessibility, it is necessary to take into account the fact that nuclear energy has its own advantages and disadvantages. Among these disadvantages is that, although nuclear power generation requires a relatively small amount of fuel, nuclear power plants produce a significant amount of waste. This raises the issue of its disposal in a way that does not harm the environment or future generations. This determines the relevance of developing methods for the processing and disposal of radioactive waste generated by nuclear power plants.