IAEA Assures Adequate Cooling Water for Ukraine's Largest Nuclear Plant Despite Dam Collapse

The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine is still pumping cooling water from the Kakhovka reservoir, despite the water level dropping to a critical point due to a breached dam. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has assessed that the pumps can still operate even if the water level drops to around 11 metres or possibly lower. The IAEA experts have requested access to the location where the reservoir’s water level is measured and the Zaporizhzhya Thermal Power Plant discharge channel adjoining the ZNPP to independently verify the status of the cooling water systems.