ZAPORIZHZHIA

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left the entire region at a heightened risk of radioactive pollution

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Nuclear power plant, Radiation, Void coefficient, Physics, Risk, International Atomic Energy Agency, Research, Conflict, Power plant engineering, Plant, IAEA, Water, Safety, Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, National Science Centre, War, Uranium mining

While both Ukraine and Russia deny responsibility for the drone attack, it’s clear that Russia’s ongoing invasion has put the site at active risk.

Key Points: 
  • While both Ukraine and Russia deny responsibility for the drone attack, it’s clear that Russia’s ongoing invasion has put the site at active risk.
  • Radioactive pollution from nuclear reactors
    Ukraine is a country with hundreds of industrial facilities across various sectors.
  • Pollution from other sites
    Aside from nuclear reactors, Ukraine hosts other sites that pose a radiation risk if sabotaged or mishandled.
  • There is a real risk that this water may allow radioactive pollution to spread across a wide area.

Kazakhstan's Former President Nazarbayev Addresses Astana Club on Urgent Need for Nuclear Détente

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Friday, December 15, 2023
Club, Astana Club, LEU, Safety, Bank, Conventional weapon, Strategic planning, Natural uranium, Uranium, Global Alliance, GAL, Speech, IAEA, Clock skew, Uranium mining

During his traditional speech, the Club's chairman, former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, stated the need for urgent actions to achieve international nuclear détente.

Key Points: 
  • During his traditional speech, the Club's chairman, former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, stated the need for urgent actions to achieve international nuclear détente.
  • "In January of 2023 the Doomsday Clock was moved forward by 10 seconds - to 90 seconds to midnight.
  • As a positive example in global nuclear disarmament, Nazarbayev cited the experience of Kazakhstan under his leadership.
  • Therefore, today ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities in the zone of war conflicts require urgent joint efforts of all international community.

Kazakhstan's Former President Nazarbayev Addresses Astana Club on Urgent Need for Nuclear Détente

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 15, 2023
Club, Astana Club, LEU, Safety, Bank, Conventional weapon, Strategic planning, Natural uranium, Uranium, Global Alliance, GAL, Speech, IAEA, Clock skew, Uranium mining

During his traditional speech, the Club's chairman, former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, stated the need for urgent actions to achieve international nuclear détente.

Key Points: 
  • During his traditional speech, the Club's chairman, former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, stated the need for urgent actions to achieve international nuclear détente.
  • "In January of 2023 the Doomsday Clock was moved forward by 10 seconds - to 90 seconds to midnight.
  • As a positive example in global nuclear disarmament, Nazarbayev cited the experience of Kazakhstan under his leadership.
  • Therefore, today ensuring the safety of nuclear facilities in the zone of war conflicts require urgent joint efforts of all international community.

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a 'dirty bomb' waiting to happen – a nuclear expert explains

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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After the explosion at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine last month, many Ukrainians feared the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be next.

Key Points: 
  • After the explosion at the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine last month, many Ukrainians feared the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant could be next.
  • So, how serious are the risks of an attack at the power plant?

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

    • Before the Russian invasion, Ukraine generated about half its electricity from 15 nuclear power reactors across four sites, with Zaporizhzhia generating almost half of this.
    • The plant has cooling ponds for spent nuclear fuel, which require continuous power and water (like the reactors themselves).
    • Read more:
      Could the Ukraine dam attack pose risks to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant?

How quickly a meltdown could happen

    • The sixth was maintained in hot shutdown at around 200 degrees Celsius, producing steam for the plant.
    • in a pressurised water reactor, the meltdown of the core could occur within less than one minute after the loss of coolant.
    • The radioactivity released from damaged spent fuel ponds could be even greater than from a meltdown at the reactor itself, he wrote.
    • The radioactive release could possibly be at Chernobyl-scale or even larger amounts if multiple reactors and spent fuel ponds were involved.

A nuclear plant under continuous assault


    The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the first time war has engulfed operating nuclear plants and, in a real sense, weaponised them as potential radiological weapons, or “dirty bombs”. As IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has documented, Zaporizhzhia has been under comprehensive and unprecedented assault. This has included:

    • Read more:
      Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?

    • The other three nuclear power plants in Ukraine have also experienced interruptions to their electricity supply.

A wake-up call to the dangers of nuclear power

    • Some nuclear experts have inappropriately downplayed the risk of deliberate or accidental breach of the containment structures at Zaporizhzhia.
    • Russia has already launched large-scale attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, including its energy grid.
    • The reality is that as long as nuclear power plants continue to operate, we are frighteningly vulnerable not only to severe accidents, but also to the weaponisation of these facilities.

Could the Ukraine dam attack pose risks to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant? Experts explain

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) want access to a location near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Key Points: 
  • Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) want access to a location near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
  • The IAEA is due to visit Ukraine and the Zaporizhzhia plant in the next week.
  • The attack on the Nova Kakhovka dam in a Russian-occupied part of Ukraine unleashed flooding that devastated an area of about 600km², roughly the size of the city of Chicago.
  • The attack, which is being blamed by many western analysts on Russia, happened a week before a scheduled visit of IAEA inspectors to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
  • According to the IAEA, Zaporizhzhia – which is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – now relies entirely on its sole remaining 750kv power line for off-site electricity.

Escalation logic

    • The Russian army appears to be the benefactor in the short term as it scrambles to slow down Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
    • This creates new levels of ambiguity in the war’s escalation logic.
    • Escalation logic refers to the strategic decisions and actions taken to intensify a conflict, aiming to gain an advantage or deter the opponent.

Russian steps

    • Russia’s war against Ukraine has followed a series of escalating steps.
    • After the initial invasion, when the Russian offensive stalled in the summer of 2022, the Russian military chose to use cruelty against Ukrainian civilians.
    • This escalation, however, negatively affected Russia’s economy and outlook as well, since the immediate and long-term forecasts do not look promising.

Ukraine: Data Centre Market Landscape Report 2021-2025 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Networks, Other Construction & Property, Data Management, Technology, Construction & Property, Cloud, Cloud computing, View, Government, Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, Growth, Energoatom, Rivne, Data center, Animal, Renewable energy

The "Ukraine: Data Centre Landscape - 2021 to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Ukraine: Data Centre Landscape - 2021 to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This new report considers the growth of Data Centre space, power, pricing for Ukraine.
  • The report shows the revenues for Cloud and Data Centre Market forecast over the period from the beginning of 2021 to the beginning of 2025 and provides profiles of the key Public Cloud and Data Centre providers for Ukraine.
  • In 2020 a contract was signed between Energoatom and H2 LLC to build a USD $700 million Data Centre facility at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Temporary Closure of Retail Shopping Centre

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Real estate, Arricano Real Estate plc, Shopping mall, Shopping, Retail

Arricano announces that the Zaporizhzhia local government itself announced on 2 April, in response to the continuing COVID pandemic, temporaryrestrictions on customer access to retail shopping centres from 3 April until further notice.

Key Points: 
  • Arricano announces that the Zaporizhzhia local government itself announced on 2 April, in response to the continuing COVID pandemic, temporaryrestrictions on customer access to retail shopping centres from 3 April until further notice.
  • As a result, stores, other than hypermarket, pharmacy and some other essential stores, in Arricano's City Mall shopping centre in Zaporizhzhia will be closed over this period.
  • A further announcement will be made when businesses are allowed to recommence.