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 NERFINISHED
constructionCompany Soviet nuclear industry
constructionStart 1980
continent Europe
coolingSource Kakhovka Reservoir NERFINISHED
country Ukraine
designOrigin Soviet Union NERFINISHED
distanceToZaporizhzhiaCity approximately 50 km
electricalCapacityPerReactor 1000 MWe
event Russian invasion of Ukraine NERFINISHED
firstReactorCommissioned 1984
governedBySafetyStandards IAEA safety standards NERFINISHED
gridConnectionStatusBefore2022Invasion fully connected to Ukrainian power grid
hasBeenDisconnectedFromGrid yes, multiple times during conflict
hasBeenOccupiedBy Russian forces NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Zaporizhzhia Oblast NERFINISHED
southeastern Ukraine
locatedOn Dnieper River NERFINISHED
bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir
nearbyInfrastructure thermal power plant in Enerhodar
numberOfReactors 6
occupationStart March 2022
operatorBefore2022 Energoatom NERFINISHED
peacetimeShareOfUkraineElectricity significant portion of national generation
primaryFuel low-enriched uranium
reactorStatusDuringOccupation periods of cold and hot shutdown
reactorType VVER-1000 NERFINISHED
pressurized water reactor
regulatoryBodyBefore2022 State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine NERFINISHED
safetyConcern risk from military operations near reactors
risk of loss of cooling
risk to spent fuel storage
subjectOfMonitoringBy International Atomic Energy Agency NERFINISHED
subjectOfUNSecurityCouncilMeetings yes
thermalCapacityPerReactor 3000 MWth
totalNetElectricalCapacity about 5700 MWe

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Zaporizhzhia Oblast contains Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
destruction of Kakhovka Dam relatedTo Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Kakhovka Reservoir suppliesCoolingWaterTo Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant