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Radiation status at Zaporizhzhia NPP from November 9 to November 13, 2026 – within current standards

External power supply to Zaporizhzhia NPP restored
Zaporizhzhia NPP loses external power supply: 16th blackout since the beginning of the year
Radiation status at Zaporizhzhia NPP from November 2 to November 6, 2026 – within current standards
Fires, shelling, problems with water supply for cooling ZNPP reactors – the occupiers pose a risk to nuclear safety in Europe
Nuclear safety and the return of the ZNPP to the control of Ukraine: the fifth conference, in continuation of the first Peace Summit, was held in Paris
The water level in the ZNPP cooling pond is stable

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SS “Zaporizhzhia NPP”

The largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and Europe is located in the steppe zone on the banks of the Kakhovka Reservoir. Over the years, it has generated more than 1.1 trillion kWh of electricity. It has an on-site Dry Spent Fuel Storage Facility (DSFSF).

History of creation

Start of construction of the station

1981

Number of power units

Type of reactor

VVER-1000

Total power

6,000 MW

History of creation

In 1977, the Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted a decision to build the Zaporizhzhia NPP according to the unified design of nuclear power plants with a reactor of the VVER-1000 type.

Phased construction

In 1981, a phased construction began with the following commissioning:

in 1984 – the first VVER-1000/320 unit with a capacity of 1000 MW. In September 2016, the operational lifetime of ZNPP unit 1 was extended until December 23, 2025 (license EO No 001052).

in 1985 – the second VVER-1000/320 unit with a capacity of 1000 MW. In October 2016, the operational lifetime of ZNPP unit 2 was extended until February 19, 2026 (license EO No 001055).

in 1986 – the third VVER-1000/320 unit with a capacity of 1000 MW. In November 2017, the operational lifetime of ZNPP unit 3 was extended until March 5, 2027 (license EO No 001062).

in 1987 – the fourth VVER-1000/320 unit with a capacity of 1000 MW. In October 2018, the operational lifetime of ZNPP unit 4 was extended until April 4, 2028 (license EO No 001069).

in 1989 – the fifth VVER-1000/320 unit with a capacity of 1000 MW. In January 2021, the license was obtained from the SNRIU for the right to conduct activities at the life cycle stage “operation of the nuclear installation of Zaporizhzhia NPP unit 5”.

in 1995 – the sixth VVER-1000/320 unit with a capacity of 1000 MW.

DSFSF

At the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the first nuclear power plant in Ukraine, a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel of dry type (SSNF) was built. The design volume of SNF at the Zaporizhzhia NPP is 380 containers, in which 9,000 SNF assemblies can be placed. SSVYAP will be able to accept spent nuclear fuel of the ZNPP for the entire period of its operation.