What is known about the Zaporozhye NPP? infographics

Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) — the largest in Europe. She is over 40 years old (construction began in 1979 year). The nuclear power plant is located on the shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir in the city of Energodar in Zaporozhye region of Ukraine.

The station has six power units with a total capacity of 6 000 MW. In addition, on its territory there is a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.

In recent months, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has been regularly recording facts of shelling of the station by the armed formations of Ukraine. The situation causes concern among the leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which declares "a real danger of a nuclear catastrophe." control of Russian troops.

See in aif.ru infographics what is the uniqueness of ZNPP, and its main characteristics.

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