Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Nuclear power plant in Enerhodar, Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is a facility with six VVER-1000 pressurized water reactors standing on the shore of the Dnipro reservoir in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Each of the six reactor units occupies a separate building enclosed by a steel and concrete containment system.
Construction of the site started in the early 1980s and the first five reactors went online between 1985 and 1989. The sixth reactor was added in 1995 and completed the expansion of the plant.
For decades the station anchored the energy supply of the region and was regarded as a backbone of Ukraine's electricity network. Before occupation thousands of local specialists worked in rotating shifts to monitor the reactors around the clock.
The site is currently under military control and remains completely closed to the public. Safety conditions are unpredictable and any approach to the area is not possible.
In March 2022 the plant came under Russian control and became the first nuclear facility in the world to continue operating during an ongoing armed conflict. Five reactors were placed in cold shutdown while one is maintained in hot shutdown.
Location: Enerhodar
Location: Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Website: https://npp.zp.ua/en
GPS coordinates: 47.50833,34.59167
Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:02
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