The water level in the pond, which is used to cool the reactors of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which is under the control of the Russian occupiers, in Energodar, is slightly decreasing, the Ukrainian company "Energoatom" informed on Telegram on June 26.
"Despite the Russian occupiers undermining the dam of the Kakhovskaya HPP, the situation remains stable and under control. As of 8:00 a.m. on June 26, a slight decrease in the water level in the cooling pond is recorded. Now it is 16.58 m. This is enough to meet the station's needs," the statement said. messages in the message.
The company noted that the water level in the channel of the thermal power plant, from which the cooling pond of the ZNPP can be fed, is 11.15 m.
"Recently, the water level in the canal has not dropped significantly, its indicators are no longer dependent on the Kakhovsky Reservoir," explained Energoatom.
They reminded that the water in the cooling pond is not actively evaporating, since the ZNPP power units have not been operating since September 2022.
On June 24, Energoatom reported that the water level in the ZNPP cooling pond is 16.6 m.
The Zaporizhzhya NPP in Energodar, Zaporizhzhya region, has been under the control of the Russian occupiers since March 2022.
On the morning of June 6, 2023, the operational command "South" reported about the Russians blowing up the Kakhovskaya HPP. As a result of the detonation of the engine room from the inside, the Kakhovskaya HPP was completely destroyed, the station cannot be restored, the press service of "Ukrhydroenergo" stated.
