Russian troops again shelled the territory of the ZNPP, Energoatom spoke about the damage

07 August 2022, 16:45 | Ukraine 
фото с Зеркало недели

Russian invaders continue nuclear terrorism at the occupied ZNPP. In particular, last night, on August 6, Russian troops once again fired rockets at the site of the station and the city of Energodar. Missiles hit the Zaporizhzhya NPP site directly next to the station's dry storage facility for spent nuclear fuel (SHSF). Energoatom reports..

“Obviously, they were aiming precisely at the containers of spent nuclear fuel, which are stored in the open air near the places of shelling.. 174 containers, each containing 24 spent nuclear fuel receptacles..

In addition, rocket attacks damaged three radiation monitoring sensors around the site of the ISF. As a result, timely detection and response in the event of a deterioration in the radiation situation or leakage of radiation from containers of spent nuclear fuel is impossible, Energoatom explained..

Also, due to small fragments from the explosions, about 800 square meters were damaged.. m of window surfaces in different buildings of ZNPP.

As a result of the explosions, one worker of the station received a shrapnel wound, he was hospitalized.

It is reported that about 500 Russian military personnel have been stationed at the ZNPP since the beginning of the occupation..

All Russian soldiers, as well as Rosatom personnel, hid in advance in the bunker rooms of the crisis center and technical support of the station.

The invaders also fired near the territory of the plant of building structures and at the water intake of Energodar.

Energoatom emphasized that this time a nuclear catastrophe was miraculously avoided, but miracles cannot last forever. The company urged to urgently stop Russian nuclear terrorists in order to save Ukraine and the world from a nuclear catastrophe, noting the need for an urgent withdrawal of the armed Russian military from the territory of a civilian nuclear facility.

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Earlier it was reported that by shelling the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the Russian invaders are seeking to disconnect the station from the Ukrainian energy system in order to later connect it to the Russian.

Источник: Зеркало недели