Russian Forces Move Equipment, Explosives to Engine Room at Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Station in Ukraine

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Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Station Photo Energoatom, 21 July 2022

The world should never have allowed Russia to take control of this nuclear power station. Putin/Russia doesn’t even need nuclear weapons to hold the world hostage, since they were allowed to take control of this six reactor nuclear power station, one of the largest in the world.

“The occupiers continue to cynically violate all norms and requirements regarding fire, nuclear and radiation safety of the NPP operation, keeping heavy military equipment, ammunition, weapons and explosives just in the engine room of the power unit of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.” (Energoatom, 21 July 2022 https://t.me/energoatom_ua/8306 )

“Russian forces move equipment, explosives to engine room at Zaporizhia NPP 21.07.2022 13:46 https://www.ukrinform.net

Russian invaders have moved military equipment, explosives and weapons to the engine room of power unit No. 1 at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Ukraine’s National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. https://t.me/energoatom_ua/8306

“The Russian military brought at least 14 pieces of heavy military equipment with ammunition, weapons and explosives to the engine room of power unit No. 1 at the Zaporizhia NPP. The entire arsenal of heavy equipment with all ammunition is currently located very close to the equipment that ensures the operation of the turbo generator. In particular, in the immediate vicinity of the main oil tank, which contains flammable oil that cools the steam turbine. There is also explosive hydrogen, which is used to cool the generator,” the post says.

It also added that the military equipment of the invaders made it impossible for fire engines and other vehicles to access the control room of power unit No. 1. Therefore, the risk of fire increases many times, and its extinguishing becomes extremely problematic.

“If a fire breaks out, for example, due to the accidental detonation of ammunition, its scale may be equal to the fire that occurred during the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant,” Energoatom said.

The post notes that the occupiers continue to violate all norms and requirements regarding fire, nuclear and radiation safety at nuclear power plants, keeping heavy military equipment, ammunition, weapons and explosives in the engine room of the power unit of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

Energoatom once again insists on the need to liberate the Zaporizhia NPP as soon as possible and once again appeals to the international community with the request to take measures for this, because only Ukraine will be able to guarantee the smooth and safe operation of the Zaporizhia NPP.” https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3533854-russian-forces-move-equipment-explosives-to-engine-room-at-zaporizhia-npp.html

An nuclearaccident/disaster would probably be worse than Chernobyl.

Translated from Energoatom post:
“Energoatom 🇺🇦
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⚡️⚡️⚡️ Rashist [Russian] military equipment, explosives and weapons are already in the engine room of the power unit of the Zaporizhzhya NPP!

the Russian military dragged at least 14 units of heavy military equipment with ammunition, weapons and explosives to the engine room of the 1st power unit of the ZANP.

The entire arsenal of imported heavy equipment with all ammunition is currently located very close to the equipment that ensures the operation of the turbogenerator. In particular, in the immediate vicinity of the main oil tank, which contains flammable oil that cools the steam turbine. There is also explosive hydrogen, which is used to cool the generator.

The military equipment of the invaders prevented the access of specialized fire engines and other vehicles to the control room of power unit No. 1. Therefore, the risk of fire increases many times, and its extinguishing becomes extremely problematic. If a fire occurs, for example, due to the accidental detonation of ammunition, then its scale can be equal to the one that occurred during the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant!

The occupiers continue to cynically violate all norms and requirements regarding fire, nuclear and radiation safety of the NPP operation, keeping heavy military equipment, ammunition, weapons and explosives just in the engine room of the power unit of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.

Energoatom once again insists on the need to release the Zaporizhia NPP as soon as possible and once again appeals to the international community to take measures for this, because only Ukraine can guarantee the uninterrupted and safe operation of the ZNPP!

We will remind you that yesterday, July 20, 2022, the Russian military demanded from the administration of the temporarily occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant to open the engine rooms at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd power units to place their entire military arsenal there.” https://t.me/energoatom_ua/8306

The reactors are VVER 1000 nuclear power units. Construction started on Unit 1 in 1980!

This blog first reported on this nuclear power station in 2014. Do a search for Zaporizhia to find additional posts.