Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plantZNPP), the largest in Europe and third in the worldwas completely isolated from the electrical network this Thursday after the russian attacks of the last few hours, which can lead to an emergency with radioactive consequences for the whole world, as the state company has assured energoatom.
The plant, located in the south of Ukraine, It was occupied by the Russian Army after the invasion and it has suffered several disconnections from the Ukrainian network since then, due to the bombings that take place in the area and of which Moscow and kyiv accuse each other.
“The last line of connection of the occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant with the electrical system of Ukraine went offline on March 9 at 03:53 (local time) due to missile attacks by the Russians,” warned the Ukrainian state-owned company that ran the plant before its occupation.
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At the moment, “the plant is disconnected from the network and a blackout mode has been put into operation for the sixth time since its occupation”, which implies that “a cold state mode is enabled in the fifth and sixth power units” of the plant, he explained.
In addition, they have lit 18 diesel generators to cover the energy needs of the facilities, which have a duration of about ten days. “In the event that it is impossible to resume the supply of external energy to the plant, an emergency may occur in this period (of ten days) with consequences of radiation for everyone“said the energy company.
Energoatom also reported that all nuclear power plants in Ukraine have reduced its capacity due to the threat of missile attacks. According to the company, “because the ZNPP is busy and the representatives of rosatom (the Russian state nuclear corporation) interfere in its work, the chances of the Ukrainian side to keep the plant working safely are considerably restricted.
Energoatom stressed that the international community must do everything possible so that “the occupation forces leave the ZNPP premises and return them to full Ukrainian control. This is the only way to reset the nuclear, radiological and physical security of this nuclear facility.”
For their part, the Russian officials installed for a year in the part of Zaporizhia controlled by Moscow have affirmed that the interruption of the power supply to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant from territory controlled by Ukraine was “a provocation”.
