Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine

Context

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine was damaged recently in a drone attack.

About Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

• About Zaporizhzhia Plant:  It is one of five nuclear power stations in Ukraine, which meets almost half of its electricity demand through nuclear energy. 
  • The six reactors at Zaporizhzhia have the capacity to produce 5,700 MW of electricity.
• Location:  The plant is located in south-east Ukraine in Enerhodar on the banks of Dnieper river.
• Russian Occupation of Plant: Russian forces seized it after their February 2022 full-scale invasion and have occupied it ever since, alongside most of the Zaporizhzhia region.
• Current Operating Status: The facility stopped generating power in 2022, but needs a constant supply of electricity to cool one of its reactors which is in a state of “hot conservation”,i.e.,  it is not fully offline.

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