Zaporizhzhia NPP is completely stopped – Energoatom

The work of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant captured by the Russian occupiers has been completely stopped.

This was reported on the official Energoatom channel.

On the night of September 11, at 03:41, power unit No. 6 of the ZNPP was disconnected from the power grid. Preparations are underway for its cooling and transfer to a cold state.

Energoatom explained that for the past three days, the 6th power unit has been working in island mode, feeding only its own needs of the ZNPP at a critically low power level, as all communication lines of the Zaporizhzhіa NPP with the Ukrainian power system were damaged due to Russian shelling.

– On the evening of September 10, after one of these communication lines was restored to working order, power supply of the ZNPP’s own needs became possible from the energy system of Ukraine. Therefore, a decision was made to shut down power unit No. 6 and transfer it to the safest state – cold shutdown, – they said.

In the event of repeated damage to the lines of communication with the power system, the risk of which remains high, the ZNPP’s own needs will be powered by diesel generators, the duration of which is limited by the technological resource and the amount of available diesel fuel.

Energoatom takes all possible measures to organize the supply of additional batches of diesel fuel to the ZNPP.

– In order to prevent an emergency situation at the station, it is necessary to stop the Russian shelling of the communication lines of the ZNNP with the power system and create a demilitarized zone around it. After that, it will be possible to repair the communication line, to ensure the inclusion and further safe operation of the ZNPP, – the message emphasized.

We will remind that recently IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for an immediate end to shelling in the area of ​​the Zaporizhzhia NPP and the creation of a nuclear safety and protection zone around the plant.

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