Nearly 5,000 workers evacuated from Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, minister says

https://kyivindependent.com/nearly-5-000-workers-were-evacuated-from-russian-occupied-nuclear-power-plant-in-zaporizhzhia-minister-says/

by Kateryna Hodunova andThe Kyiv Independent news deskJuly 19, 2024 8:14 PM

Illustrative purposes only: The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant as seen from the streets of Nikopol, the city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on July 6, 2023. (Amadeusz Swierk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Around 5,000 workers were rescued from the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on July 19 during a press conference.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, has been under Russian occupation since March 2022. Its position near the front line has led to heightened nuclear safety risks throughout Russia’s full-scale war.

All evacuated employees were the workers of Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency, Energoatom, according to Halushchenko.

Halushchenko also brought up that since February 2024, Russian forces have banned access to the plant for those employees who remained in the occupied territory.

“This is the personnel that we plan to attract to complete the construction of Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant units,” he added.

In April, Energoatom started building reactor units 5 and 6 at the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant using U.S. technology that would help prevent power outages in case of Russian attacks.

After the reactor units 5 and 6 are built and units 3 and 4 are put into operation, the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant’s power generating capacity will exceed the one of the Zaporizhzhia plant, according to Energoatom

The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on July 11 demanding that Russia withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and restore full control of the facility to Ukraine.

The resolution also condemns Russia for failing to implement safety protocols set out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and calls on Moscow to allow IAEA inspectors full access to the plant’s facilities. (snip)

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4 thoughts on “Nearly 5,000 workers evacuated from Russian-occupied nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, minister says”

    1. You know, it doesn’t specifically say; I can infer that Ukraine has them, as the story begins that they were rescued, but it is confusing because it isn’t clear about whose Energy Minister Halushchenko is!
      I read another story from their paper yesterday; they’re better at the 5W+H than most of our papers, and maybe it’s simply the translation that makes the writing unclear, but a person sort of has to read and get as close as we can, and then hope there is more news again, later, that will clarify. I’m thinking about getting an email newsletter, but some of their comments are offputting. I guess it’s not the paper’s fault, though. Ah, well. I wish I could answer for sure!

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  2. Maybe it does, but it doesn’t answer your question! Ah, well. I’m sure they do the best they can. Still better than our own national news outlets do.

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