[Reuters, 22 September] Work to build two new nuclear power reactors at Khmelnitsky in Ukraine will start in 2010, a government minister said while visiting the site. The units are expected to be V-320 model 1000 MWe VVER pressurized water reactors, the first of which would enter operation by the end of 2016. Two similar units already operate at the site, one completed in 1988, the other finished ...

... Russia on December 1, the country's Fuel and Energy Ministry said on Tuesday. Ukraine began importing electricity from Russia on September 15 due to a shortage of coal and unscheduled repairs to the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. Dealerships empty as all major automakers see sales plunge DETROIT — Fearful consumers avoided auto dealerships in October, sending U.S. sales to their ...

... ramping up my training regime. For the moment it is tactics and positional assessments, but I hope to do a bit of bike riding and fitness work as well.In the area of positional assessment, I'm (re) working my way through Khmelnitsky's Chess Exam and Training Guide. Part of this work requires you to assess the position, as well as trying to find the best move(s). The study shown in the diagram is ...

... So what should I learn from this? I think one important lesson from this game is that I failed to properly and thoroughly calculate the possibilities after playing 10. e5. Igor Khmelnitsky once told me that I have good chess intuition, but there are times at the board (usually a "critical position" a la Dorfman) when sound calculation and not intuitive moves is required. I cannot exactly recall ...