Energoatom initiated emergency safety procedures at Zaporizhzhia NPP, disconnecting two power units from the electrical grid and beginning cooling operations on two additional units to secure nuclear fuel.

Two power units disconnected from power grid

Two power units being cooled to safe state

Six power units contain nuclear fuel

Three cooling pools contain spent fuel

Dry storage facility contains 150 tanks of spent nuclear fuel

Zaporizhzhia NPP has been under Russian occupation since March 4, 2022.

Dmytro Kuleba warned that the shelling and resulting fire at the Zaporizhzhia NPP could cause an explosion ten times larger than Chornobyl.

Russia attacked the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, putting it at grave risk and threatening civilian safety across Russia, Ukraine, and Europe.

Russian military shelled the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant site on the night of March 4, causing a fire which was extinguished by 06:20 without damage to energy blocks or radiation changes.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant site was captured by Russian servicemen on the morning of March 4.

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe, Zaporizhzhia, was surrendered to the enemy without resistance or a fight.