Zaporozhye NPP will refuse American fuel

MOSCOW, 14 Oct – PRIME. The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant will no longer use American fuel and will switch to Russian fuel, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the movement “We are with Russia”, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, told RIA Novosti.

“Zaporozhye NPP is returning to the use of Russian fuel,” he said.

As Rogov clarified, we are talking about a fuel element containing nuclear fuel. According to him, the previously used “low-grade” American fuel does not meet the regulations and technical requirements.

Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the town of Energodar. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and installed capacity – the plant has six power units with a capacity of 1 gigawatt each. Since March, it has been guarded by the Russian military to prevent leaks of nuclear and radioactive materials.

The Ukrainian military continues to regularly shell Enerhodar and the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant adjacent to the city.

On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree placing the station under the ownership and control of Russia.