The largest nuclear power plant in Europe has continued, who is "playing fire"?

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As long as the military conflict continues near the nuclear power plant

A nuclear crisis of "ten times in Cylinili"

It may happen at any time

First of all, Zhapollo -Hermuson, and Russian -controlled the Crimea Peninsula; followed by the Black Sea, to Moldova, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and Greece ... September 4th local time, local time, on September 4th, local time, local time, on September 4th, local time, The results of the leakage simulation results released by the Ukraine Hydrological Meteorological Center showed that only 15 hours, the nuclear diffusion will endanger hundreds of millions of people in Eurasia.

Considering the continuously upgraded artillery fire around the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, the risk of this simulation result became more and more risks. On September 1, Raphael Grones, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, led the expert group to arrive at the nuclear power plant for inspection, left on the 3rd, and left two staff members for a long time.

On August 4th, Russian soldiers who duty at the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Picture/Surging Image

On September 6, the International Atomic Energy Agency issued an inspection report. The 52 -page report states that the radiation level of the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station is currently in a normal state, but the expert group saw at the nuclear power plant that the special buildings that stored new nuclear fuel and solid nuclear waste storage facilities were damaged. Although the continuous artillery has not caused an emergency, it has continued to threaten nuclear security.

Grones pointed out that "the occupation of Russia" brings danger to the Zapolo nuclear power plant. A number of facilities in the nuclear power plant are damaged, the buildings where the alarm system is located has also been damaged, and the repair operation has not been completed. He also called on all parties to take temporary measures to prevent military activities from creating nuclear accidents.

Three "dangerous moments"

The Zapolo Nuclear Power Station is located in Zapolo Hotan in southeastern Ukraine. It has 6 reactors and is currently the largest nuclear power plant that is still running in Europe and undertakes one -fifth of Ukraine's power supply. In March 2022, the area where the nuclear power plant is located was controlled by the Russian army in Russia, but it was mainly continued to operate by Ukraine personnel.

After entering July, the nuclear power plant frequently encountered shells, and the risk of nuclear disasters increasing. Since August, with the "local counterattack" on the South line battlefield, the Russian army has accused the Ukraine of setting up positions along the Nieber River, using the UAV, rockets and large -caliber howites from the United States to attack nuclear power plants. The Ukrainian army accused the Russian army of using nuclear power plants as a shelling of the Black Fang.

As of September 6, the nuclear power plant has encountered three "dangerous moments" since the Urpicious Army began to "local counterattack". On August 28, a drone was rushed into the nuclear power plant with explosives and was intercepted by the Russian air defense fire before approaching the nuclear facilities. On August 29, a building roof of a construction nuclear waste in the nuclear power plant was pushed by the grenade; September On the 4th, the connection between the nuclear power plant and the Ukraine grid was cut off due to the fire caused by the artillery war.

Especially after the Gronci group visited, the third "dangerous moment" appeared, which means that even if there is international intervention, all parties have not stopped the dangerous behavior of nuclear power stations. In fact, Gronci's bumpy "time" has been shown that the crisis will not end due to the arrival of the expert group. In the surrounding war zone, Russia and Ukraine did not stop due to the coming of the expert group. Gronci frankly said to the media that there were two or three times, "when heavy machine guns, artillery, and mortars fired nearby, we were all very worried."

On September 1, Groos, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the members of the International Atomic Energy Agency delegation, inspected the wreckage of a rocket during the visit to the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Photo/Visual China

A number of nuclear security experts point out that the biggest risk facing nuclear power stations is from the melting of reactor pile cores, which is caused by the nuclear fuel in the nuclear reactor cannot be fully cooled. Once the cooling is interrupted, the nuclear fuel will melt within a few hours, and it is likely to melt all the safety shells and release radioactive substances to the external environment.

Nuclear power plants rely on electricity to maintain the operation of the cooling system. On August 25, the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station was completely separated from the Ukraine National Grid for the first time, and instead launched a spare diesel generator to support the operation of the cooling system. On September 4th, due to the fire caused by the bombing of the shell, the last transmission line connected to the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station and the Ukraine Grid was cut off. The Black International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it would take a few days to re -enter the power grid. According to the investigation of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the remaining fuel support of the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station supports diesel generators for 10 days, but the war around the nuclear power plant is not extinguished, and the subsequent supply of diesel is a very difficult problem.

The head of the Ukrainian National Nuclear Power Corporation, Petro Kuting, recently said in an interview with the media that the battle around the Zaparo Nuclear Power Station may destroy the operation of the cooling system. Once the cooling system stops running, it may cause it like Fukushima, Japan The nuclear power plant collapse accident is like a nuclear disaster. In 2011, the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station Unit lost its external power supply due to a strong earthquake, and the tsunami invasion caused damage to emergency diesel power generation equipment. Although the reactor was urgently closed, as nuclear fuel still produced huge decaying heat, the three units of the three units successively melted the pile of cores, resulting in a major nuclear disaster accident.

The destructive results caused by the melting of the core are affected by factors such as the area, wind direction and wind conditions, and groundwater flow. During the Classee nuclear disaster in 1986, the safety shell of the reactor was severely damaged. The prevailing northwest wind brought the release of radioactive clouds to most of the Soviet Union. Nearly 8.4 million people were radiated in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. The Zapolo Nuclear Power Station is located in central Europe, which means that wind may blow radiation to anywhere in Europe. Ukraine Foreign Minister Coleba has publicly stated that once the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station explodes, the harm will be 10 times that of Calinley. The safe operation of nuclear power plants is inseparable from the guardian of professionals. However, in the past few months, internal employees have revealed to the media that the Russian soldiers who patrolled the guns could be seen everywhere, and the staff "had to work under the muzzle." The inspection report of the International Atomic Energy Agency also pointed out that Ukraine staff is facing a high -pressure environment. "This is unsustainable, which may lead to an increase in human errors, which will affect nuclear security."

The report also stated that the inspection team reviewed the actual situation of the Russian army, equipment and military vehicles in the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station during the inspection of the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, and the actual situation of the Russian expert group in the Permanent Nuclear Power Station. The report is recommended to improve the working conditions of Ukraine employees in the management of nuclear power plants, "especially the current number of employees available is also very limited."

The problem of playing fire in "The Land of Controversy"

If the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station was shut down at the beginning of the war, the relatively stable power supply can support the cooling system to fully cool down the reactor, thereby reducing the danger of nuclear disasters. But so far, both Russia and Ukraine have expressed rejection to closing the nuclear power plant.

Ukrainian President Zelei Sky said in an interview with the US media on September 5 that Ukraine would not consider closing the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station because in the upcoming winter, the nuclear power plant must provide power guarantee for the heating of the two states. Some analysts pointed out that the remaining nuclear power plants in Ukraine are difficult to make up for the power supply gap caused by the closure of the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Once the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station stops operation, some Ukrainian civilians will be unavoidable this winter.

Ukraine depends on nuclear energy. In 2020, nuclear power accounted for more than half of the national power structure of Ukraine, ranking third in the world. In February this year, Russia launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station not only power supply for more than 4 million Ukraine families, but also transported energy to some European countries. After the "Special Military Operations", only two of the six reactors maintained two maintenance operations. Although the production capacity is far lower than the normal level of the past, under the condition of repeatedly blocked grain exports, power sales are still one of the main revenue channels of Ukraine. Earlier, the local officials of Zapolo, which had been under the jurisdiction of Russia, said that if the nuclear power plant was forced to close due to the disturbance of the Ukraine's artillery, Ukraine would become a power importer from power exporter. In the words, it is also worse.

Russia is also reluctant to give up the benefits generated by the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Earlier media reports said that Russia intended to connect nuclear power plants with Crimea power grids, and the plan to change the line was already under the plan.

On March 8th, Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Figure/People's Vision

The Timber Hedan City, where the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station is located, is currently under the control of the Russian army. The city of Nicolopol on the north bank of the Dieber River is under the control of the Ukraine. In the situation of opposing the Russia and Ukraine Army, the nuclear power plant became a "dispute" between the two sides. Some analysts pointed out that the existence of water -cooled reactors and lack of fuel storage facilities made the Ukrainian army dare not rashly fight back, so the nuclear power plant became a relatively safe barrier for the Russian army. Although Russia denied the assembly of nuclear facilities as an attack on attack, it also vowed that she did not store ammunition around the nuclear power plant, and the report from the International Atomic Energy Agency pointed out that the expert group found that the Russian military's military equipment was stored in the nuclear power plant building.

Another analysis pointed out that whether it is Russia or Ukraine, they are using even inciting people's fear of nuclear disasters for their respective publicity services. Russia has accused U -Army's sheltering nuclear power plants, intending to deepen Russian people's awareness of the necessity of military operations, and weaken the willingness to provide additional military support in Ukraine in the west. The possibility of Ukraine is constantly rendering the possibility of nuclear disasters, intending to fight for more support from Western society, and at the same time strengthen the will to fight Russia in southern Ukraine.

Since July this year, Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of the culprits that destroy the nuclear power plant. In the inspection report of the International Atomic Energy Agency, he did not answer which party should be responsible for the shelling. In an interview with the United States CNN (CNN), Gronci said that it was determined that the attack responsibility for the nuclear power plant exceeded the scope of the international atomic energy agency, and the agency did not have the ability to make a judgment. When Gronci issued a survey to the Security Council, "all parties are playing with fire, and some of them are likely to occur."

On the day of the report on the report, UN Secretary -General Guterres also urged Russia and Ukraine to reach a consensus on the boundaries of non -military affairs around nuclear power stations. Gutres issued two appeals: First, the Russian and Ukraine must promise that no military activities do not use the location of the nuclear power plant nor the location of the nuclear power plant; the other is that the two parties should reach an agreement on the non -militaryization of the nuclear power plant. "Especially the Russian army is obliged to withdraw from all soldiers and military equipment from the surrounding nuclear power plant, while the Ukrainian army should promise not to enter the surrounding area." Some analysts also pointed out that the current dangerous situation of Zapolo Nuclear Power Station. Alarm bells have been ranging for global nuclear security. When the construction of nuclear power plants in response to climate change, various countries need to consider the possibility of being weaponized by civil nuclear facilities. The international community also urgently needs more binding agreements and treaties to prohibit any attack against nuclear facilities.

New suspense of nuclear power plant "ceasefire"

Considering the reality of the connection of the Ukraine grid, the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station will operate only one reactor, which will reduce the possibility of safety risks in the case of insufficient personnel and excessive mental stress.

However, Gronci emphasized that as long as the military conflict continues near the nuclear power plant, as long as there is "any cannonball hitting the reactor", a "ten times more than the Calnibali" nuclear crisis may occur at any time. However, the other side of the crisis may also be an opportunity. Since the only feasible solution for maintaining the safety of nuclear power plants is local ceasefire, whether Russia can restart the bilateral dialogue that has always stagnated since April, it has become a new suspense.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Shimear has made a proposal: a peacekeeping special group can be sent to the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station by the United Nations and the European Union to designate 30 kilometers around it as a non -military zone. The Russian side first requested the UN Security Council to hold a meeting on the situation of the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, which was reported by Gronci to report its inspection. Tas Society quoted senior Russian officials as saying that he did not believe that the Ukrainian trip to Ukraine and others could change the current situation of the Ukraine's attack nuclear power plant, but this would help the United Nations understand the situation and make decisions.

In the inspection report, Gross appealed to immediately set up a "nuclear safety and security zone". Zelei responded that if the proposal to build a safety zone is to achieve non -militaryization, Ukraine will support it. But before, Russia rejected all the calls for the establishment of a non -military zone in the region, including the United Nations Secretary -General Gutres, saying that the Russian army provided a "guarantee" that would not have nuclear disasters. Additional risk and security threats.

Whether the Geossi's proposal will be recognized by Russia is still unknown. In response to the inspection report issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Russian Permanent Security Council of the United Nations Security Council did not show a concession at the Security Council on the same day. The criticism report ignored the party that should be responsible for the Zapolo nuclear power plant. He also said that Ukraine had tried to obstruct the international atomic energy agency expert group to visit nuclear power plants. The inspection clearly shows that the power plant is operating normally, "there is no threat from the inside", and the real danger comes from the shells of the Ukraine forces.

Just on September 6, 10 towns near Zapolo were bombed. In other cities and villages on the southern front, ground and air attacks continue to occur. On the same day, both Russia and Ukraine also accused each other as always, saying that the other party had bombed the Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, which led to a power outage accident in nearby cities.

The Russian Ministry of Defense released news that the Ukrainian armed forces fired 15 artillery to Eneeroga and Zapolo Nuclear Power Station, and 3 artillery shells fell on the ground of the nuclear power plant, one of which was even on the second reactor. Explosion near the water storage tank. On the other side, Zelei Sky accused Russia of this bombing is provocative. "Nuclear power plants almost caused nuclear radiation disaster due to bombing."

Send 2022.9.12 Total Issue 1060 "China News Weekly" magazine

Magazine Title: "Crisis" of Zapolo Nuclear Power Station

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