The Russian Federation has developed a plan for shutdown of the Zaporozhye NPP from the Ukrainian power system - The Guardian

Acting Director of Energy Company "Energoatom" Petro Kotin said that Russian engineers have developed a plan for switching the ZPP in case if the fighting will lead to a break of the remaining power lines. "They presented the plan to the factory workers, and the workers presented it to us. The prerequisite for this plan was serious damage to all lines that connect the Zaporozhye NPP with the Ukrainian system," he said.

According to him, Russian troops began to fire an object to break the transmission. In addition, Petro Kotin said that the power supply of the station is already in a critical situation: three of the four main lines that connect it to the Ukrainian energy system were damaged during the war, and two of the three reserve lines connecting it to A regular power plant also failed.

The Russian plan is completely disconnected from the Ukrainian power system will increase the risk of a catastrophic failure of the station, as it will depend on one source of electricity to cool the reactors. "You cannot simply switch from one system to another, you need to turn off everything on one side, and then start switching on the other side," said Energoatom's head. When switching between network systems, the Zaporizhzhia NPP will depend only on the backup diesel generator.

If it fails, the reactors reached a dangerous temperature in one and a half hours without electricity. "During this shutdown, the station will not be connected to any power source, and this is the reason for the danger. If you cannot cool for one and a half hours, you will already melt," Kotin added. We will remind, on August 23 in "Energoatom" told that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are charging on the ZPPU even more equipment.

Also at the facility increased the number of Russian soldiers, some of them go in masks. On August 21, the Ukrainian paramedic reported that the Russians who were at the ZPP were taken to the hospital with signs of radiation disease. The invaders themselves talk about chemical poisoning. Earlier, on August 9, Petro Kotin stated that Russia had begun connecting the Zaporizhzhya NPP to the Russian power system.