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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

Unsafe for Russia to restart Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says Ukraine energy chief

Petro Kotin
Petro Kotin said the six reactors could only be brought online after the completion of 27 safety programmes agreed with Ukraine’s nuclear regulator. Photograph: Julia Kochetova/The Guardian

It would be unsafe for Russia to restart the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and would take Ukraine up to two years in peacetime if it regained control, the chief executive of the company that runs the vast six-reactor site has said.

Petro Kotin, chief executive of Energoatom, said in an interview there were “major problems” to overcome – including insufficient cooling water, personnel and incoming electricity supply – before it could start generating power again safely.

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