Ukraine's Largest Nuclear Power Plant Is on Fire, What Is Its Capacity?
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A fire broke out on Friday, March 4, 2022, at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and Europe. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Zaporizhzhia NPP has a capacity of 5,700 megawatts (MW).
This capacity is comprised of six reactors, each with a capacity of 950 MW. Construction of the plant began in 1980, with the final reactor completed in 1996.
Ukraine's second-largest nuclear power plant is the South Ukraine NPP, with a capacity of 2,850 MW. This plant is powered by three reactors, each with a capacity of 950 MW.
Furthermore, the Rivne NPP has a total capacity of 2,657 MW, and the Khmelnitsky NPP has a total capacity of 1,900 MW.
Ukrainian officials warned that the fire at the Zaporizhzhia NPP could be ten times more dangerous than Chernobyl. The Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986, when Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union.
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