Russia plans to fire Zaporozhye NPP - intelligence

Video of the day of the occupied Russian Federation of Zaporizhzhya NPP is completely stopped. On Sunday night, September 11, the 6th unit was disconnected from the power grids. On September 3, the Zaporozhye NPP was disconnected from the network. The station continued to supply electricity to the power line through the backup line, but because of its lack of bandwidth, as well as continuous shelling of the Russians had to disconnect power unit # 5.

Only the 6th power unit remained in the work, which with a limited power through the reserve line of Ukraine. , as well as providing its own needs of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, in particular in the cooling of the reactors. On September 9, the IAEA stated that "they are no longer sure of the restoration of the external source of energy" and that the possibility of stopping a single working reactor is considered.

In this case, the operator will not be able to start the reactors again without reliable restoration of external power supply. The CEO Rafael Grossi said the situation at the ZPP was becoming more and more dangerous, and called on to immediately stop all the shelling in the station, without specifying who operates them.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky earlier stated that Ukraine will not consider the controlled closure of the Zaporozhye NPP to prevent radiation leakage, since the station provides two regions of Ukraine with energy. Russian nuclear blackmail: What is happening at the Zaporozhye NPP? Russian invaders seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe at the beginning of a full -scale war, March 4. The staff of the station were hostage, they work under pressure.

The station is located in the Russian military, as well as Rosatom employees. Russian invaders were placed on military equipment, in particular in the machine hall of the first power unit. In addition, the occupiers have arranged firing positions for the ZPP and fired from there by Ukrainian cities using the station as a "nuclear shield".

The ZPP's situation has been in the spotlight since the beginning of August, when the Russian military began to fire regularly, creating a risk of nuclear catastrophe. Russia, firing the territory of the ZEP, tries to disconnect the station from the power system of Ukraine and get full control over it.

To do this, in particular, the Russian military breaks the transmission lines that connect the ZPP with the energy system of Ukraine, hiding behind the fact that it is allegedly doing the Armed Forces. On August 25, for the first time in history, a complete shutdown of the NPPs from the power grid. President Zelensky stated that the invaders tried to disconnect the NPP from the power system of Ukraine, and unsuccessfully.

The next day, the station restored electricity production for Ukraine's needs. Against the background of shelling, Ukraine called on the UN to send the MAEA mission as soon as possible and to establish a demilitarized area in the territory of the ZPP. Russia has accused of shelling of Ukraine and rejected calls for the demilitarization of the nuclear power plant, on the pretext that it allegedly "protects" from the provocations.

On September 1, despite the obstacles from the Russian invaders, the IAEA delegation of 14 experts visited the Zaporizhzhya NPP in the temporarily occupied energy. Specialists led by the CEO of the Agency Rafael Grossi spent several hours in the territory. There are two permanent representatives of the mission at the station. As noted in Energoatom. The Russians have made every effort to prevent the IAMA mission to get acquainted with the real situation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

Zelensky also stated that Russia has done many cynical things to deceive the IAEA. According to the results of the visit, the IAEA Head in particular stated that the physical whole of the Zaporozhye NPP was violated several times, which was unacceptable. He promised a "impartial" and "neutral" assessment of the situation. On September 6, the IAEA published a report on the basis of the visit to the ZPP.

The agency has called for temporary measures to prevent a nuclear accident, in particular to install a safe area around the station. The IAEA confirmed that the Russian military, their transport and equipment, including several military trucks in the machine halls, are on the ZPP. The agency recommended to remove all transport from areas where it could affect the operation of safety and equipment.

In addition, the report said that during a visit to the NPP on September 3, the mission inspectors witnessed the shelling in the station, and personally saw the consequences of shelling near the reactor buildings. The IAEA notes that hostilities near the territory of the station threaten the system of protection, and shelling in the area must be terminated, but do not indicate who exactly carries them.

The IAEA also recommended to "restore proper work environment" for HPP personnel who work in stress, under pressure and at a limited state, which increases the risk of human error. The report states that the presence of Rosatom employees "creates potential friction" in decision making by the station management. UN Secretary General Guterrrze called Russia to withdraw troops from the Zaporizhzhya NPP and establish a demilitarized zone after the publication of this report.