South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant

Ukrainian nuclear power plants temporarily reduce capacity after Russian attacks for safety reasons and due to infrastructure damage. These are preventive measures to avoid severe consequences when high-voltage lines are disconnected.

IAEA reported that on the night of April 9, eight drones were detected near the South Ukraine NPP within a radius of 4 km. Frequent alarms and explosions near Ukrainian nuclear facilities are emphasized.

Eight of the nine reactors at the Khmelnitsky, Rivne and South Ukrainian NPPs resumed operation after the November 28 attack. The IAEA confirms its support for Nuclear Safety at stations, despite the instability of the network.

The deputy minister of Energy reported on the deliberate attacks of the Russian Federation on critical substations to stop nuclear power plants. The IAEA makes visits to key sites to protect against shelling.

Two Russian UAVs were spotted near the South Ukrainian NPP at a distance of less than 10 km from nuclear facilities. “Energoatom warns of an increase in the number of such incidents and possible preparations by Russia for strikes on nuclear infrastructure.

The IAEA recorded a short-term outage at the second unit of the South Ukrainian NPP. The short circuit damaged the insulator, causing a leak and fire of oil, but the reactor was restarted in 17 hours.

Two transformers exploded at the South Ukrainian NPP due to an abnormal heat wave, which led to a 12-hour shutdown of the reactors. Energoatom promptly eliminated the consequences of the accident, returning the 1000 MW unit to the grid.