The Russian side and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi have come to a common understanding that the restart of the Zaporizhzhia NPP should not be considered yet. Rafael Grossi announced this after meeting with Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev in Kaliningrad.
So far, we have a common position that in the current circumstances, resumption of work is not recommended, and perhaps this should be avoided. I think that we and Russia agree that in the current circumstances it is impossible to resume the operation of the nuclear power plant.
Earlier, Rosatom began construction of a floating pumping station with a capacity of up to 80 thousand cubic meters per hour. The implementation of the project will allow ensuring the ZNPP in case its units are brought to their design capacity.
The Zaporizhzhia NPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It consists of six VVER-1000 power units and has not generated electricity since September 11, 2022. All reactors of the station are in cold shutdown mode.