The personnel of the nuclear power plant are working under extreme pressure from the occupiers.
Rosenergoatom, which is a division of the Russian state of the nuclear company Rosatom, sent a group of its own nuclear specialists to the Zaporizhzhya NPP. They require daily reports from the plant's management on confidential matters concerning the operation of the facility, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
These issues relate to aspects related to administration and management, maintenance and repair, protection and control of access to the facility, as well as the management of nuclear fuel, spent fuel and radioactive waste.
The staff of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the country's largest plant with six reactors, is “working under incredible pressure,” the Ukrainian side told the agency.
Russian troops seized the station on March 4. Despite the fact that the situation in Zaporizhia remains difficult and, according to Grossi, needs constant attention due to the presence of Russian forces and Rosatom personnel, control remains with Ukrainian operators.
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Currently, of the country's 15 operating reactors at four NPPs, seven are currently connected to the grid, including two at Zaporizhzhya NPP, two at Rivne NPP, two at South Ukraine NPP and one at Khmelnitsky NPP. The other eight reactors are shut down for regular maintenance or kept in reserve. Security systems at four nuclear power plants remain operational.
The IAEA also said that remote data transmission from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to the Agency's headquarters in Vienna is gradually being rebuilt after its specialists upgraded their automatic monitoring systems and launched new transmission channels based on satellite technology this week. The transfer of data from Chernobyl was interrupted for two months due to the occupation.
Earlier we reported that a documentary film will be released in Ukraine following the Chernobyl events, a teaser was published. Women in Nuclear (WiN) Ukraine has invited experts and eyewitnesses to discuss this topic.
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