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Jul 31, 2023 // The threat of nuclear catastrophe is one of the more frightening prospects tied to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Rather than deploying nuclear weapons, however, there are indications Russia could be seeking to cause a disaster at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, writes Mark Temnycky.
Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), occupied by the Russian military since March 4, 2022, has completed the planned transition of its reactor unit 5 to cold shutdown while moving reactor unit 4 to hot shutdown, contrary to the requirements of Ukraine's national nuclear regulator – the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has said.
All Ukrainians at the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) have refused to comply with the Russian order to switch the power unit into a hot shutdown mode, which contradicts the rules of nuclear and radiation safety.