A new threat to nuclear and radiation safety may arise at the Zaporizhzhia NPP

In the near future, the six-year duration of nuclear fuel allowed by the manufacturer in all six reactors of the plant will expire.

Acting chairman of the board of the Energoatom joint-stock company Petro Kotin informs about this.

Further operation of such fuel violates the conditions of the technical specifications, established taking into account safety standards, and may lead to the destruction of the integrity of the fuel cells and, as a result, to a radiation accident.

“The invaders’ attempts to alternately transfer ZNPP power units from a “cold shutdown” to a “hot shutdown” further destabilize the situation, not to mention the flagrant violation of the terms of the State Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission’s licenses for the operation of these nuclear facilities, i.e., at the same time, the requirements of Ukrainian and international legislation,” Petro emphasized Kotin.