According to the requirements of licenses from the State Nuclear Regulatory Authority for the operation of Zaporizhzhya NPP power units, all power units of the plant must be in the “cold shutdown” state only, Energoatom recalled.
Russian aggressors at the temporarily occupied Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant moved the power unit No. 4 from the “cold shutdown” state to the “hot shutdown” state. NAEC reported this Energoatom on Wednesday, October 4th.
“Instead, power unit No. 6, according to the IAEA, is being switched from a “hot” state to a “cold” state,” the report said.
The company emphasized that in accordance with the requirements of licenses from the State Nuclear Regulatory Authority for the operation of ZNPP power units, all power units of the station must be in the “cold shutdown” state only . Transferring power units to the more dangerous “hot shutdown” is prohibited. This is due to the lack of timely and high-quality technical maintenance and necessary repairs of equipment throughout the station’s occupation period.
SA Energoatom recalled that the actions of the Russians have already led to a number of emergency situations. In particular, in power unit No. 4, as a result of its heating, radioactive coolant (water) leaked from the first to another circuit, which is a violation of one of the barriers to the spread of radioactive contamination.
A similar situation occurred when the invaders tried to “heat” the power unit No. 6. In addition, its transition to a “hot” state led to a significant increase in the amount of liquid radioactive waste at the site, causing potential harm to personnel, the public and the environment.
Earlier it became known about the accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant due to the actions of Russian aggressors. This was reported by the partisan movement of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars ATESH.
Source: korrespondent
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