Chernichuk Yury

Chernichuk Yury

Career

2022: Appointment as CEO of Zaporizhzhya NPP

At the end of November 2022, it was announced the appointment of Yuri Chernichuk as the new director of the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZPP). He replaced Igor Murashov, who was caught in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and expelled to Ukraine.

According to the adviser to the general director of Rosenergoatom Renat Karchaa, all key positions in the ZPP are occupied by employees who have experience at the station and have concluded new contracts.

CEO changed at Zaporizhzhya NPP

The entire management staff, including the chief engineer, his deputies, and in general all nodal positions, today at the station are occupied by representatives of the former team, who signed a contract with the operating company, so I suggest that the gentlemen on the other side of the river and their curators finally calm down, - said Karchaa.

In an appeal to the employees of the ZPP Chernichuk indicated that he agreed to move to a new position in the interests of the station, its team and the city of Energodar. He noted that he considers such a decision "the only possible and correct," and also stressed that he "understands all the nuances and is aware of the possible consequences."

Acting Governor of the Zaporizhzhya Region Yevgeny Balitsky supported the appointment of Yuri Chernichuk as the new director of the ZPP, noting his managerial experience at the station.

Today Rosenergoatom has appointed a new director of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, it was the former chief engineer of Energoatom Yuri Chernichuk. Yuri Alekseevich is a specialist who worked for many years at the ZPP, is well versed in all technical issues of the station and has managerial experience. Balitsky wrote on his Telegram channel on November 30, 2022.

On October 5, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the transfer of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to Russian jurisdiction. The station is managed by a subsidiary of Rosatom. The day before, Rosenergoatom said that they blocked the passes of employees who decided not to sign a contract with the operating organization of the ZPP. The company claims that there are only a few such people.^[1]

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