Operations in the sixth and final Nuclear reactor in Zaporizhzhia power Station in It was southern Ukraine shut downthe country said on Sunday.
Today, September 11, 2022, at night, 3:41 am (1:41 am GMT), Unit 6 of ZNPP disconnected from power Grid. Preparations are underway for “Cold it and brought it to a cold state,” the state nuclear energy agency Energoatom said. in a permit.
Ukraine and its allies were increasingly concerned About safe operation of Zaporizhzhia factory – the largest in Europe – The recent fighting there has raised concerns of Serious accident.
The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency warned earlier this week of a blackout in Neighboring town of Energodar Breached Safe Operation of nuclear facility.
Energoatom said Sunday that cold shutdown is ‘safest’ for reactor.
Energoatom said the sixth reactor was generating power for the plant itself for three days and that decision To stop its operations when it came outside power It was restored to the facility.
“in case of Repeated damage to the transmission lines connecting the facility to the facility power system – The risk of Which remains high – (plant) in-house She warned that the needs would be supplied with diesel generators. in a permit.
energy , in her statement, again Call for Create a demilitarized zone around the factory, considering it the only area way to me ensure the plants safety.
Under Russian control since March, the factory in Southeast Ukraine was separated from the state power Grid last Monday, amid growing concerns of Nuclear disaster like Moscow and Kyiv They accuse each other of Attacks on nuclear facility.
Energoatom said a power was the line restored on Saturday to allow responsible to “shut down power Module No. 6 and converted to the safest condition – cold shutdown. “
The agency warned that risk of more damage and outside power being cut again “remains high.”
In such a scenario, the plant should be “powered by diesel generators, duration of which are limited to technical resources and amount of available Diesel fuel” statement added.
Zaporizhia, one of Top 10 nuclear weapons power the plants in The worldbred 20% of Electricity of Ukraine before the war.
a team of Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, led by its head, Rafael Grossi, inspected the facility last week.
UN Security Council briefing on Grossi said in his report that the damage caused by the attacks on The facility was “simply unacceptable,” warning He was like “playing with fireCan lead to “something very disastrous”.
Energoatom statement also Call on Russian forces to withdraw from area and “create a demilitarized zone around it”.
