“Enegoatom” NAEC reports this in Telegram.
Today, September 11, at night, at 03:41, power unit No. 6 of the ZNPP was disconnected from the power grid. Preparations are underway for its cooling and transfer to a cold state.
For the past three days, the 6th power unit has been operating in island mode, fueling only the ZNPP’s own needs at a critically low power level (from 114 to 140 MW), as all communication lines of the Zaporizhzhya NPP with the Ukrainian power system were damaged due to Russian shelling, noted Energoatom .
Yesterday evening, after one of these communication lines was restored to its operational capacity, it became possible to power the ZNPP’s own needs from the energy system of Ukraine. Therefore, a decision was made to shut down power unit No. 6 and transfer it to the safest state – cold shutdown.
“In order to prevent an emergency situation at the station, it is necessary to stop the racist attacks on the communication lines of the ZANP with the power system and create a demilitarized zone around it. After that, the communication lines will be able to be repaired, to ensure the inclusion and further safe operation of the ZANP”, – stressed Energoatom.
Source: Ukrinform
Link: https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-economy/3568860-zaes-povnistu-zupinena-energoatom.html