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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4870194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Context triple: [destruction of Kakhovka Dam, relatedTo, Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant]
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A.
Kalinin nuclear power plant
The Kalinin nuclear power plant is a major Russian nuclear power facility that supplies electricity to the central regions of the country.
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B.
Sosnovy Bor Nuclear Power Plant
Sosnovy Bor Nuclear Power Plant is a major Russian nuclear power facility located near the town of Sosnovy Bor on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland.
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C.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was a Soviet-era nuclear power station in northern Ukraine, infamous for the catastrophic 1986 reactor explosion that caused one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
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D.
Dniester Hydroelectric Station
The Dniester Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant complex on the Dniester River, providing electricity generation, water regulation, and flood control for the surrounding region.
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E.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a major Spanish nuclear power facility located in Catalonia that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Target entity description: 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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A.
Kalinin nuclear power plant
The Kalinin nuclear power plant is a major Russian nuclear power facility that supplies electricity to the central regions of the country.
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B.
Sosnovy Bor Nuclear Power Plant
Sosnovy Bor Nuclear Power Plant is a major Russian nuclear power facility located near the town of Sosnovy Bor on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland.
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C.
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was a Soviet-era nuclear power station in northern Ukraine, infamous for the catastrophic 1986 reactor explosion that caused one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
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D.
Dniester Hydroelectric Station
The Dniester Hydroelectric Station is a major hydroelectric power plant complex on the Dniester River, providing electricity generation, water regulation, and flood control for the surrounding region.
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E.
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant
Ascó Nuclear Power Plant is a major Spanish nuclear power facility located in Catalonia that generates electricity using pressurized water reactors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| 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
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pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryBodyBefore2022 | State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
risk from military operations near reactors
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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