The Zaporozhye facility has been put into cold shutdown as a precaution while emergency workers fight the blaze
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the largest such facility in Europe, has caught fire after being shelled by Ukrainian forces, the governor of Russiaβs Zaporozhye Region, Evgeny Balitsky, announced on Sunday. The blaze is under control, the official added.
The fire, which affected the plantβs cooling systems, broke out following a Ukrainian attack on the nearby city of Energodar on Sunday, Balitsky said in a statement. The plantβs six reactors were placed in a state of βcold shutdownβ as a precaution, the governor explained, adding that there is βno threat of a steam explosion or other consequences.β
βEmergency workers are working at the scene of the fire, and the sources of ignition have begun being eliminated,βBalitsky said.
