Cooling pool units at the Zaporozhye NPP in Energodar. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 16It is possible to mothball the Zaporizhzhya NPP, but it will be very expensive, while it will still not be possible to take out the barrels with nuclear waste from the territory of the plant, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said. from the point of view of the economy, this will definitely be a minus. That is, in fact, this (needs) to close the station … But we will not remove all the waste with nuclear fuel from the storage facility, anyway, all these 174 barrels will remain, or when we take them out — (APU) will hit them,» Rogov said on the air of Soloviev.Live. He explained that nuclear fuel is stored in reinforced concrete barrels that are higher than a two-story building, and Ukrainian troops deliberately strike at them. During a special operation, the Russian military took control of the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region and the entire Kherson region, occupying such large cities as Kherson, Melitopol and Berdyansk, and cutting off Ukraine from the Sea of Azov. New administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations are broadcasting, trade and transport links with Crimea are being restored. The regions announced plans to become part of Russia. In addition, eight years later the North Crimean Canal was unblocked, water again flows to the peninsula. The Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the city of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity. Six power units are installed at the station. ZNPP has been guarded by the Russian military since March. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation emphasized the justification for the Russian military to take protection of the power plant from the point of view of preventing leaks of nuclear and radioactive materials. Ukrainian troops regularly shell Energodar and the territory of the ZNPP. />June 22, 17:18InfographicsInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
