International Atomic Energy Agency director Rafael Mariano Grossi said he was 'extremely concerned' by Russia violating security protocols at the plant.
at the site have switched off some mobile networks and the internet so that reliable information from the site cannot be obtained through the normal channels of communication.
This was confirmed by Ukraine's nuclear regulator on Sunday when they informed the IAEA that it had started having major problems in communicating with staff operating the Zaporizhzhya. It added that the phone lines, as well as emails and fax, were not functioning anymore, but mobile phone communication was still possible, but with poor quality.
The IAEA added that this violates the seventh pillar of nuclear safety and security:"There must be reliable communications with the regulator and others."With a gross power production capacity of 6,000 megawatts, Zaporizhzhya is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, and the fifth-largest nuclear power plant in the world, according to Power Technology.
Zaporizhzhya, located in Enerhodar, Ukraine, is comprised of six pressurized water reactors which use heat to create steam that drives turbines generating electricity. The plant, which has been operational since 1984, now accounts for 40 percent of the total electricity generated by Ukrainian nuclear power plants and one-fifth of the total amount of electricity generated in the country.
The first five units of Zaporizhzhya were commissioned between 1984 and 1989, with 1988 the only year in this period that didn't see a reactor commissioned at the plant.
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