KYIV. UkraineGate . 11. September . 2022 | Society.
Today, September 11, at night, 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.
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“For the past three days, the 6th power unit has been operating in island mode, feeding only its own needs of the ZNPP at a critically low power level (from 114 to 140 MW), as all communication lines of the Zaporizhzhya NPP with the Ukrainian power system were damaged due to Russian shelling. Yesterday evening “after one of these lines of communication was restored, it became possible to supply power to ZNPP’s own needs 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,” the message reads.
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It is noted that 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. NAEC “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 racist shelling of the ZANP’s communication lines with the power system and create a demilitarized zone around it. After that, the communication lines will be able to be repaired, to ensure the inclusion and further safe operation of the ZANP”, Energoatom emphasizes.
Source: Ukrgate
