There is no volume of consumption in Crimea”, which could accept electricity produced at the Zaporizhia NPP, the scenario according to which electricity will go to Russia through the occupied peninsula is also doubtful. This was stated by the President of the Center for Global Studies "

“In Crimea, such a capacity – 6 nuclear power units – is not needed, there is no such consumption. One maximum of two power units will be enough for Crimea. It's all useless. In addition, they reworked the configuration of the Crimean power grid during the occupation period, so the option that it will go to Russia through Crimea is also from the category of non-science fiction. Of course, it is possible in five years to cut the federal budget, but it is unlikely that anyone will do it,” he points out..

Mikhail Gonchar believes that the statements of Russian officials about the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant are made with the aim of informational influence.

“This is more information and propaganda stuffing that the nuclear power plant is controlled, the staff is working, electricity is being produced, ready to sell to you, Ukraine. So they seem to demonstrate goodwill, but to say that we will buy stolen from us? Of course not,"

In turn, Olga Kosharna, an independent expert on nuclear energy, said that technically Russia can set up the supply of electricity from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to the occupied Crimea, but for this it is necessary to restore the time-consuming main power line from the Kakhovka substation and other substations of the Kherson region.

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Igor Maskalevich, a columnist for Zerkalo Nedeli, said that the Russian military also seized a nuclear fuel storage facility at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and Rosatom is not happy about this..

“At the Zaporozhye station, there is a supply of fuel for approximately a year of operation, it is also captured by them (Russians - ed.. Our state regulator will definitely not give permission for the storage of nuclear waste by anyone, let alone the armed forces. Roughly speaking, there will be a very large package of violations. Rosatom is not happy with what is happening. They work like slaves. "

He also noted that there are a lot of international projects in Rosatom, and now they are entering the state - "

“Accordingly, all their projects need to be covered with a red hat, because people who seized a nuclear power plant cannot build a nuclear power plant in another country,” Maskalevich explained..

He also noted that if the Russian military stops the operation of the Zaporozhye power plant, it will be difficult to start it up.. In addition, in the event of a shutdown of the nuclear power plant, most of the inhabitants of Energodar will be unemployed..

“For the ecology, war always creates great dangers of uncontrolled processes.. This is no exception. If the station does not work, the city becomes unnecessary,” Maskalevich says..

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Recall that the Russian-controlled so-called “chairman” of Crimea, collaborator Sergei Aksenov, on May 18, in an interview with the local TV channel Milet, said that plans to restore power transmission towers that were damaged in 2015 are already being implemented.. He also counts on electricity supply at the expense of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, captured by the Russian Federation..

To date, a third of the electricity produced at the Zaporozhye NPP on two 1200 MW units in total goes to the occupied territories, these are the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions.