Ukraine is considering restarting Europe's largest nuclear plant to ensure its safety just weeks after fears of a radiation disaster at the Russian-occupied facility, according to the president of the company that operates the plant.
Ukraine's state nuclear company shut down the last of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's six reactors in September
Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom shut down the last of the plant's six reactors on September 11 because Russian military activity had cut reliable external power supplies for cooling and other safety systems, threatening a potentially catastrophic meltdown.In an interview with The Associated Press, Energoatom President Petro Kotin said the company could restart two of the reactors in a matter of days to protect safety installations as winter approaches and temperatures drop.
"You have residual heat and you should constantly provide the coolant for these fuel assemblies. If you stop cooling, then you will have meltdown. And that is how it works," he said. At the time of the forced shutdown, Ukrainian officials warned it was only a stopgap measure and, as such, unreliable. "Those heaters run on electricity, which need not come from the reactors, if the plant has a grid connection or backup generators in lieu of off-site power supplies," Mr Arndt said.
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