Water level in cooling pond of ZNPP is stable, - "Energoatom"
The situation at the Zaporizhia NPP remains stable and under control.
This was reported by the press service of Energoatom, Censor.NET reports.
"Despite the Russian occupiers undermining the Kakhovka HPP dam, the situation remains stable and under control.
According to the latest information, the water level in the Kakhov reservoir in the Nikopol area as of 09:00 a.m. on June 8 is 13.0 m, and in the cooling pond of the Zaporizhzhia NPP is 16.6 m, and this is quite enough to meet the plant's needs," it is said in the message.
"Energoatom" reminded that the ZNPP power units have not been operating since September 2022, and therefore active evaporation of water from the cooling pond has not occurred since then.
As Censor.NET reported, on the morning of 6 June, it became known that the Russian occupiers had blown up the Kakhovka HPP. The explosion completely destroyed the engine room, and the station cannot be restored.
Evacuations have begun in the region. As many as 80 settlements could be flooded. A total of 16,000 people are in the critical zone on the right bank of the Dnipro.
The explosion of the Kakhovka HPP threatens the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, but the situation is now under control. The explosion could also cause an imbalance in Ukraine's energy system. Fields in southern Ukraine could turn into desert.
According to Ukrainian intelligence, no one other than Russia had the technical capability to blow up the HPP. The NYT interviewed experts and also concluded that the plant was blown up from the inside. The telegram channel of the 205th Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation, which is suspected of blowing up the dam, posted about the mining of the hydroelectric power plant and the possibility of blowing it up in October 2022.
The Kremlin claims that the Russians were not involved in the explosion of the Kakhovka HPP and puts the blame on the Ukrainians.
