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.
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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
Only one of six reactors is currently active
Unit 4 is operating at 60% capacity producing 690 megawatts
Units 1 is down for maintenance, units 2 and 3 disconnected from grid, units 5 and 6 being shut down
No radiation release detected at the site
Since its occupation on March 4, 2022, the ZNPP has repeatedly faced violations of nuclear and radiation safety principles.
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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:51.282Z
Source story: 7328084