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According to CCTV News on the 12th, local time on the 11th, Ukrainian Interior Minister Klimenko said that as of 22:30 that day,The radiation situation in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area has not changed and no technical nuclear radiation has been detected. The Ukrainian Central Hydrometeorological Station located near the nuclear power plant is in operation to ensure timely monitoring of the local radiation situation.

Earlier in the day, a fire broke out at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.Russia said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar, where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located, causing a fire in the cooling system of the nuclear power plant. Ukraine said that Russia set the fire in the nuclear power plant area.

In this regard, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said:This action by Ukraine is a nuclear threat to the European continent. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that it was Russia that set the fire in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area, and the radiation indicators of the nuclear power plant are currently normal.

According to Banyuetan,The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, accounting for 25% of Ukraine's total electricity generation.It is located in Energodar, Zaporizhia Oblast, southern Ukraine, close to the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River, with the Dniepropetrovsk Oblast controlled by the Ukrainian army on the other side. It has been bombarded repeatedly. Russia and Ukraine each have their own opinions, accusing each other of launching the bombardment. The Ukrainian crisis has made this nuclear safety issue a global concern.

The picture shows the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. Image source: Visual China

Fire breaks out in nuclear power plant cooling system facility

According to CCTV News, on the 11th local time, Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Zaporizhia region appointed by Russia, said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar where the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is located that day, causing a fire in the cooling system facilities of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

Balitsky stressed that all six units of the nuclear power plant are currently in cold shutdown, there is no threat of explosion or other consequences, and the radiation levels near the nuclear power plant and the city of Energodard are normal.

Russian emergency department staff are currently extinguishing the fire at the scene. The situation has been brought under control and will not have any impact on the nuclear power plant and nearby residents.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said that Ukraine's action was a nuclear threat to the European continent.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media that it was Russia that set the fire in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area, and that the radiation indicators of the nuclear power plant are currently normal. Zelensky also said that Ukraine is currently waiting for the response of the world and the International Atomic Energy Agency. Russia should be held responsible for this.

Zelensky said that Russia set fire in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area. Image source: Visual China

On the 11th local time, Yevgeniya Yashin, director of communications at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, said that no staff members of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant were injured in the Ukrainian attack. The cooling system hit by Ukrainian troops is located on the banks of the Dnieper River and is not adjacent to the generator set.

Yashinova said that the Ukrainian armed forces launched a suicide drone from Nikopoli in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to attack the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. This was the first time that the nuclear power plant's infrastructure suffered serious damage due to an attack by the Ukrainian army.

On the 11th local time, Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Zaporizhia region appointed by Russia, said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar where the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is located that day, causing a fire in the cooling system facilities of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

On the 11th local time, Ukrainian Interior Minister Klimenko said that as of 22:30 that day, the radiation situation in the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant area had not changed and no technical nuclear radiation had been detected. The Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center Station near the nuclear power plant is in operation to ensure timely monitoring of local radiation conditions.

IAEA statement

According to CCTV News, on August 11, local time, the International Atomic Energy Agency issued a statement on its official social media account saying that IAEA experts witnessed billowing black smoke coming out of the northern area of ​​the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant that day, and heard multiple explosions earlier that evening. The expert group stationed at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant said that there was news that the area was attacked by a drone, and the target was a cooling tower of the nuclear power plant. There was no report of nuclear safety being affected at the site.

On the 11th local time, Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Zaporizhia region appointed by Russia, said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar, where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located, causing a fire in the cooling system facilities of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that it was Russia that set the fire in the area of ​​the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, and the radiation indicators of the nuclear power plant are currently normal.

International Atomic Energy Agency voice file picture

Rosatom speaks out

According to CCTV News, the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation said in the early morning of the 12th local time that on the evening of the 11th, the Ukrainian armed forces used drones to carry out two direct attacks on one of the two cooling towers of the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, causing the internal structure to catch fire. At 23:30 on the 11th, the fire in the cooling tower was basically extinguished. Relevant experts will assess whether the cooling tower is threatened with collapse when the situation permits.

Rosatom believes that the attack by the Ukrainian armed forces can be characterized as an act of nuclear terrorism carried out by the Ukrainian authorities.

On the 11th local time, Yevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Zaporizhia region appointed by Russia, said that the Ukrainian army shelled the city of Energodar, where the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located, causing a fire in the cooling system facilities of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media that it was Russia that set the fire in the area of ​​the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, and the radiation indicators of the nuclear power plant are currently normal.

According to Banyuetan, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, accounting for 25% of Ukraine's total power generation. The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe, accounting for 25% of Ukraine's total power generation. It is located in Energodar, Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine, close to the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River, with the Dniepropetrovsk Oblast controlled by the Ukrainian army on the opposite bank.

In February 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine. About a week later, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant was under Russian control until now. The Russian side said that the purpose was to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities and prevent nuclear leaks, and that the Ukrainian side was still responsible for the operation of the nuclear power plant.

As early as early March 2022, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant caught fire due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, which attracted great attention from all parties.

On July 20, 2022, the nuclear power plant was attacked again. Russia accused Ukraine of using suicide drones to attack the nuclear power plant, causing fires in some office buildings, with the aim of intimidating nuclear power plant staff. From August 5 to 7, 2022, the nuclear power plant was bombarded continuously. On September 5, 2022, some buildings were damaged, some equipment of the third unit was powered off, and the power of the fourth unit decreased; on September 6, 2022, the shelling hit the area near the spent nuclear fuel storage facility and the radiation monitoring equipment of the nuclear power plant; on September 7, 2022, the shelling caused a power surge in the nuclear power plant, causing its power distribution equipment to smoke, and the relevant protection system was activated and cut off the power supply.

Since then, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant has been under constant attack. Russia and Ukraine immediately engaged in a fierce "war of words", accusing each other of being responsible for the shelling. The Russian side released evidence that on September 7, 2022, troops of the 44th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Army opened fire on the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant from the other side of the Dnieper River in order to implement nuclear terrorism. The Ukrainian side determined that it was a self-directed and self-acted performance by the Russian army, claiming that Russia stored tanks, trucks, ammunition, etc. in the nuclear power unit room, accusing the Russian army of turning the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant into a military stronghold and ammunition depot with a large number of heavy weapons to prevent the Ukrainian side from counterattacking.

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