All six power units of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have been switched to cold shutdown mode for the first time since 2022, following power unit No.4 being placed in cold shutdown on Saturday morning.
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All six power units of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have been switched to cold shutdown mode for the first time since 2022
Power unit No.4 was put into cold shutdown on Saturday morning after the transition from hot to cold shutdown began on Friday morning and was completed at 07:30
The decision was made after the winter heating season ended in Enerhodar where most plant staff live
All six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant have reached a state of cold shutdown for the first time since October 2022
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