The aim of inserting reactor unit 4 in chilly shutdown is to research the precise explanation for the leak and perform crucial upkeep to restore the affected steam generator, in line with a press release by Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director Common.
There was no radiological launch to the atmosphere, the assertion famous, including that over the subsequent three days, the nuclear energy plant will transfer unit 6 to scorching shutdown to proceed steam manufacturing.
Unit 6 had been in chilly shutdown since 21 April to facilitate security system inspections and upkeep.
“The IAEA crew on the location will intently monitor the operations for the transition between the shutdown states of Items 4 and 6,” stated Mr. Grossi.
Energy challenges
The IAEA Director-Common additionally stated that the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Energy Plant (ZNPP) encountered energy disruptions on Thursday after the 750kV energy line disconnected twice in the course of the day.
The Energy Plant needed to depend on 330 kV backup line, to provide the electrical energy required, for instance, to carry out security capabilities similar to pumping cooling water for the plant; and there was no whole lack of off-site energy to the location and emergency diesel turbines weren’t wanted.
In line with IAEA, ZNPP has been experiencing main off-site energy issues for the reason that battle started in early 2022, exacerbating the nuclear security and safety dangers going through the location presently positioned on the frontline.
“The repeated energy line cuts underline the persevering with precarious nuclear security and safety scenario on the plant,” Mr. Grossi stated.
Availability of cooling water stays comparatively steady, with measures to mitigate water loss from the cooling pond by pumping in water from the ZNPP inlet channel.
IAEA consultants’ website inspections
IAEA consultants on the nuclear energy plant have additionally carried out a number of walkdowns in several components of the location, together with visits to spent gasoline storage and reactor management rooms, the company stated.
In one of many visits, on Tuesday, to the primary management room, emergency management room and different safety-related rooms, the crew didn’t observe any mines or regular objects in the primary management; however within the turbine corridor of unit 2, they famous the presence of quite a few navy vehicles parked in an space reserved for car upkeep.
Whereas the crew didn’t observe mines or explosives in any new places in the course of the previous week, they did affirm the presence of the mines beforehand noticed on 23 July, IAEA added.
The consultants have been knowledgeable by ZNPP {that a} drone was noticed and intercepted close to the town of Enerhodar on Wednesday, however confirmed it had no affect on the plant’s security.
In the meantime, IAEA groups at different Ukrainian nuclear energy vegetation – Khmelnitsky, Rivne, and South Ukraine, in addition to the Chornobyl website – reported air-raid alarms on Wednesday. They added that the protection and safety on the amenities weren’t affected.
Assault concentrating on resort in Zaporizhzhya
Additionally on Thursday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine stated {that a} resort, incessantly utilized by UN and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) personnel was hit by a Russian strike in Zaporizhzhia.
“It’s totally inadmissible,” Denise Brown stated.
“The variety of indiscriminate assaults hitting civilian infrastructure, killing and injuring civilians, have reached unimaginable ranges – these assaults violate worldwide humanitarian regulation,” she added, calling on Russia to cease indiscriminate assaults.
