The Pivdenno-Ukrainian, Khmelnytskyi and Rivne nuclear power plants with a total capacity of about 7,800 MW have reduced capacity to 4,700 MW due to the threat of missile attacks by Russian invaders, NAEC Energoatom said in a Telegram feed Thursday morning.
“As of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, all power units have a combined output of 4,700 MW to the power system,” the statement said.
The NAEC also clarified that the last power supply line to the occupied Zaporizhzhya ZNPP went out as a result of Russian rocket fire at 3:53 a.m. on March 9.
“At present, the plant is de-energized and went into blackout mode for the sixth time during the occupation, the 5th and 6th power units are put into cold state, 18 diesel generators are switched on to supply ZNPP’s own needs. Fuel for their work is left for 10 days,” described the situation in Enerhoatom.
They pointed out that in case of impossibility to resume external power supply to the plant, an accident with radiation consequences for the entire world could happen during this time.
“The countdown has begun,” the company commented.
As reported, the occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP was completely de-energized for the sixth time since the occupation on March 4, 2022, having lost connection with the last power line and the ability to receive electric power from the Ukrainian grid, switched to diesel generators.
