The Zaporizhzhia NPP and the Enerhodar city are occupied by the Russian military units since 4 March 2022. Apart from the aggressor-country military, representatives of the State Atomic Energy Corporation of the Russian Federation “Rosatom” are illegally present at the ZNPP site for a long time.

The ZNPP personnel and their families are under constant psychological pressure due to the presence of hostile military occupiers on the NPP site and in the satellite city, as well as a large number of military vehicles. Permanent stressful conditions, shortage of food and medicine increase the likelihood of personnel errors, which can lead to emergencies/accidents and directly affect the NPP safety.

The regulatory oversight over nuclear and radiation safety directly at the ZNPP site is currently impossible to exercise.

According to information received from the ZNPP management:

• operational personnel continue monitoring the state of power units and ensuring their safe operation in accordance with the requirements of the operating procedures;
• the NPP operation is carried out exclusively by Zaporizhzhia NPP personnel, constant rotation of both operational and day-time personnel is ensured;
• no changes in the radiological situation at the NPP site or in the control area and observation area have been registered.

The SNRIU continues to monitor the safety of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities under martial law conditions.