“RADIATION WILL COVER THE SOUTH-WEST OF RUSSIA”: IN UKRAINE, THE DATE OF THE MAIN STRIKE ON THE ZAPORIZHZHYA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WAS NAMED?

“РАДИАЦИЯ НАКРОЕТ ЮГО-ЗАПАД РОССИИ”: НА УКРАИНЕ НАЗВАЛИ ДАТУ ГЛАВНОГО УДАРА ПО ЗАПОРОЖСКОЙ АЭС?

The Ukrainian Energoatom, the operator of the Nezalezhnaya nuclear power plant (of which there were four until recently, but after the Zaporozhye station came under the control of Russian troops, there were three left), published a “wind rose” for the next Monday – August 29. According to these forecasts, in the event of an accident at the ZNPP, a radioactive cloud will form, which will pass over the Crimea, the Rostov Region, the Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, and, of course, over the liberated territories of Donbass.

Another horror story to stir up panic? With a very high probability, yes.

Recently, however, there has been increased pressure in the Western and Ukrainian media that there is a large Russian military base at the nuclear power plant. And therefore, they say, it is necessary to strike at it. However, there is no single position on who exactly hits the station in the foreign media space. Sometimes, even in one publication, the same song is first cited about the “occupation” of the territory of the nuclear power plant by our troops (in huge numbers), the presence of which “provokes” the AFU to attacks, but then it is indicated that we ourselves are hammering with missiles – in our own way, it turns out .

Shelling of nuclear power plants regularly suits the regime

Zaporozhye NPP is located on the left bank of the Kakhovka reservoir, through which the Dnieper passes. This is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and the third largest in the world, whose six power units produce a total electrical capacity of 6,000 megawatts, it provides electricity to about a third of Ukraine, where it comes via four transmission lines (three of them are designed for 750 kV and one – at 330 kV).

More precisely, it did. Because a couple of days ago, the army of the ukroreich interrupted all four power lines in turn with aimed fire. But this is rather a problem of the territories controlled by Kiev , since they are deprived of light.

Another thing is that the Zelensky regime continues to shell the nuclear power plant itself . Only in the past day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there were two artillery raids. Moreover, they hit accurately: they fired nine shells, three of which were fired into the area of ​​​​special building No. 2, where new nuclear fuel from TVEL (part of the fuel division of Rosatom) is stored, as well as solid radioactive waste. Another shell fell in the area of ​​​​the 6th power unit, and five others – opposite the sixth block pumping station, which provides cooling for the reactor.

Yes, the source of the shelling was established – the firing points located in the area of ​​Maryevka (this is forty kilometers in a straight line on the right bank of the Dnieper) were suppressed by return volleys from our side.

Blackmail Kuleba and dirty tricks “Energoatom”

The radiation background at the station is normal, the Ministry of Defense specified. And yet.

The situation looks extremely dangerous. Although the reactors themselves, thanks to their powerful external protection  , are almost pointless to attack – in any case, with the weapons that Ukraine has, it is alarming that it was the special building No. 2 mentioned in the report of our military, as well as the reactor cooling system, that were targeted.

Since 2001, the ZNPP has been operating the Dry Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility (DSSF), but this is a very serious matter. Waste is stored in concrete containers, there are several hundred of them. And now a direct hit on them, albeit also, of course, quite strong, can lead to catastrophic consequences.

Against this background, the Ukrainian Energoatom published the so-called “estimated forecast” indicating the “wind rose” for August 29. And, as if in mockery, the power engineers of Nezalezhnaya rolled out advice on how to act for the population in the event of the spread of infected air masses: “carry out iodine prophylaxis,” “seal the premises,” “introduce special operating modes for schools and kindergartens,” and so on.

PHOTO: SCREENSHOT FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE UKRAINIAN COMPANY ENERGOATOM

It is clear that the purpose of the warning opus is to cause panic. However, literally at the same time as his appearance, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba rolled out a threat on social networks , saying that “Russia’s actions at nuclear power plants endanger the whole of Europe” – like that, no less.

The Russian military must get out of the station – they have nothing to do there,

Kuleba summed up.

Not bad? In fact – blackmail, direct and undisguised.

So what?

But right now the International Atomic Energy Agency  (IAEA) is preparing a special mission to visit the Zaporozhye NPP. According to The New York Times, it will include thirteen specialists from Argentina, Poland, Lithuania, Albania, France, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, North Macedonia, Serbia and China. But neither the US nor the UK will be in the mission.

The last circumstance seems to be pleasing – on the one hand, and on the other, it looks strange. Why didn’t the Americans and the British, who are so actively participating in the events in Ukraine, put their experts in the IAEA group, at least in the role of spies? And there are no Germans.

What does this mean? Are Western curators aware of some impending provocation? Let’s hope that our special services are also actively pursuing this topic – and suggest options for action in various scenarios.

Political scientist, director of the Institute for Political Studies Sergei Markov sees the options for the development of a “nuclear crisis” at the Zaporozhye NPP as follows:

1. Soft concession to Russia. Russia in a closed format guarantees that it will neither disconnect the territory of the Kyiv regime from electricity, nor connect either Crimea or Donbass. Russia will not take control of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant from Kyiv’s Energoatom and will not transfer it to Rosatom.
2. Zero option. Russia refers to the possibility of a catastrophe and turns off nuclear power plants altogether.
3. Hard option. Russia disconnects Ukraine from the nuclear power plant, and Rosatom takes control of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
4. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are still seeking radioactive contamination. humanitarian catastrophe.
5. Hard answer. Russia strikes at the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant, near the territory of Poland. The political hysteria of the West begins. But in a few days, the shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant will be stopped.
6. Total concession to Russia. The Zaporizhzhya NPP is transferred under the control of the IAEA, and, therefore, the working structures of the UN, i.e. the USA. After some time, the United States and the IAEA transfer gas stations to Ukraine.

Nuclear holocaust averted – Russia: We shot down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

“Targeted a nuclear waste storage facility”

Russia’s forces that own the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant announced on Sunday that they had to shoot down a Ukrainian military kamikaze drone that was targeting a nuclear waste storage facility.

“Russian troops shot down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone, which was targeting a nuclear waste storage facility, judging by the trajectory of the flight ,” wrote the military-civilian administration of the city of Energodar on its Telegram channel, as reported by Tass.

On the reactor safety cover

“The drone fell on the roof of the special building of the factory. The ammunition was detonated when it hit the ceiling. However, sources in the administration say that no one was injured and no infrastructure was damaged,” he added.

Its debris fell on the safety cover in a reactor after it was shot down, Russian media reports, as reported by APE.

According to reports, it is estimated that the aircraft was sent to hit a spent nuclear fuel storage facility.

The ordnance it was carrying exploded without causing injury or damage.

Continued attacks by the Ukrainians

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is located in the city of Energodar and is controlled by Russian troops.

In recent days, Ukrainian forces have carried out several strikes on its territory using unmanned aerial vehicles, heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers.

In most cases, such attacks were repulsed by air defense systems, but several shells hit infrastructure facilities and the nuclear waste storage area.

The nightmare

No one knows what the extent of the destruction will be from a possible missile strike on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, with the concern for a new…Chernobyl being more evident than ever.

This nightmare, with potential implications for a large geographical area of ​​Europe, has now settled over the old continent, reinforced by last Thursday’s extremely disturbing event: the Zaporizhia nuclear plant – Europe’s largest – was cut off for hours from the electricity network, under questionable conditions, which are however directly related to the military conflicts in the surrounding area.