SBU imposes 50-year sanctions on 200 Russian companies involved in ZNPP seizure
10 December 16:56
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This is stated in the SBU’s response to a request on the Access to Truth portal, reports Komersant ukrainskyi.
The Service reminds that in July 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted the Resolution “Safety and Security of Nuclear Facilities of Ukraine, including Zaporizhzhia NPP”. The resolution condemns the illegal and unprecedented seizure of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and the UN General Assembly demands that the aggressor state withdraw its military and civilian personnel from the territory of the plant and return the plant to full control of Ukraine.
“The SBU, in accordance with its competence, documents the crimes of the Russian occupiers and their accomplices and takes measures to bring them to justice. The special service also implements the sanctions policy of our state. Among other things, on the initiative of the SBU, the National Security and Defense Council imposed sanctions for 50 years on 200 Russian companies involved in the seizure of ZNPP,”
– the SBU said in its response.
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Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of ZNPP’s third power unit
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the third largest in the world by total capacity. Located in the Zaporizhzhia region near the city of Enerhodar, it consists of six nuclear power units of 1 GW each.
On December 10, 1984, the first power unit of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was connected to the grid. Interestingly, on the same date two years later, December 10, 1986, the third power unit was connected. The last, sixth power unit, began operation in 1995.
ZNPP annually produced about 40 billion kWh of electricity, which was about 20% of Ukraine’s total power generation. It is also the first nuclear power plant in the country to have a dry spent fuel storage facility.
The Russian army seized ZNPP on the night of March 4, 2022, after shelling the nuclear facility. Russia has also occupied the city of Enerhodar, near which the nuclear power plant is located.
Since the beginning of the Russian occupation, Zaporizhzhia NPP has experienced eight full blackouts and one partial blackout, with the launch of emergency diesel generators and safety systems. According to Energoatom, their failure threatens to cause an emergency.
The last time the plant faced a blackout was on December 1 this year.
