Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

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The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power station in Europe, located in southeastern Ukraine and a focal point of safety concerns during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric power facility
nuclear power plant
backupPowerSource diesel generators
cityFoundedForPlant Enerhodar
linked to: Energodar
constructionCompany Soviet nuclear industry
constructionStart 1980
continent Europe
coolingSource Kakhovka Reservoir
country Ukraine
designOrigin Soviet Union
distanceToZaporizhzhiaCity approximately 50 km
electricalCapacityPerReactor 1000 MWe
event Russian invasion of Ukraine
linked to: Russo-Ukrainian War
firstReactorCommissioned 1984
governedBySafetyStandards IAEA safety standards
gridConnectionStatusBefore2022Invasion fully connected to Ukrainian power grid
hasBeenDisconnectedFromGrid yes, multiple times during conflict
hasBeenOccupiedBy Russian forces
hasDryCaskStorage yes
hasExperienced off-site power losses during conflict
shelling in vicinity during conflict
hasIAEAPresenceSince 2022
hasSpentFuelStorage yes
isFocalPointOf international nuclear safety concerns
military activity-related safety risks
isLargest largest nuclear power station in Europe
lastReactorCommissioned 1995
locatedIn Enerhodar
linked to: Energodar

Zaporizhzhia Oblast
southeastern Ukraine
locatedOn Dnieper River
linked to: Dnieper

bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir
nearbyInfrastructure thermal power plant in Enerhodar
numberOfReactors 6
occupationStart March 2022
operatorBefore2022 Energoatom
peacetimeShareOfUkraineElectricity significant portion of national generation
primaryFuel low-enriched uranium
reactorStatusDuringOccupation periods of cold and hot shutdown
reactorType VVER-1000
pressurized water reactor
regulatoryBodyBefore2022 State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine
safetyConcern risk from military operations near reactors
risk of loss of cooling
risk to spent fuel storage
subjectOfMonitoringBy International Atomic Energy Agency
subjectOfUNSecurityCouncilMeetings yes
thermalCapacityPerReactor 3000 MWth
totalNetElectricalCapacity about 5700 MWe

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destruction of Kakhovka Dam relatedTo Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Zaporizhzhia Oblast contains Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Kakhovka Reservoir suppliesCoolingWaterTo Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
southern front of the Russo-Ukrainian War includesInfrastructure Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Energodar hasFacility Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Energodar locatedNear Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Energodar energyComplexName Zaporizhzhia power complex
linked to: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
V-320 usedAtPlant Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
linked to: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Zaporizhzhia locatedNear Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant