Ukraine shuts down three out of nine nuclear power units for maintenance, says IAEA
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Thu, 01 May 2025 17:40:50 +0300
Three out of the nine reactors at Ukrainiancontrolled nuclear power plants NPPs are undergoing scheduled maintenance and refuelling.
Source International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Details IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi noted that maintenance and fresh fuel loading are being carried out at the Khmelnytskyi, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk NPPs.
This work is being carried out under the persistent threat of Russian attacks.
For instance, on 25 April, the IAEA team stationed at the Pivdennoukrainsk NPP reported that six drones had been spotted just 1.5 km from the facility, with Ukrainian air defence working to shoot them down.
Meanwhile, the IAEA team at the Russianoccupied Zaporizhzhia NPP heard distant explosions throughout the past week, while the team at the Khmelnytskyi NPP was forced to take cover during an air raid on 30 April.
Grossi also noted that a Russian drone strike pierced the roof of a major containment structure at the Chornobyl NPP on 14 February.
The structure was designed to prevent any release of radiation from the reactor destroyed in the 1986 disaster and to shield it from external threats.
He added that temporary repairs to the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl plant are underway.
An IAEA team recently visited the site to discuss ongoing efforts to assess the buildings structural integrity following the attack.
Despite the significant damage to the shelter, he confirmed that no radioactive release had occurred.
Earlier, Energoatom, Ukraines state nuclear energy regulator, reported that repairs at all nine power units of Khmelnytskyi, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk NPPs were to be completed by the end of August.
The total capacity of the nine power units is 7.88 GW.
Six units with a capacity of 6,000 MW at Zaporizhzhia NPP have not been generating electricity since 11 September 2022.
Background Earlier, it was reported that Energoatoms net profit for 2024 reached UAH 1.3 billion approximately US31.2 million.
The company plans to use these funds to offset losses from previous years for instance, it recorded a loss of UAH 11 billion around US264.6 million in 2023 and no dividends are being paid.
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