Energoatom has made a forecast of the consequences of a possible accident at the Zaporizhia NPP, was published by the State Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
The forecast was made for August 26-28 and August 29-31 according to the conditional scenario “complete power failure with destruction of the containment” at the power plant unit No. 6 of the ZNPP.
An accident on August 26-28 radioactively contaminated the south-west, south, south-east, east and north of Ukraine and south-west of Russia.
Forecast of the spread of the CONDITIONAL emission for the period 08/26/2022 16:00 – 08/28/2022 16:00
If an accident occurs in the ZNPP on August 29-31, it will affect the territories of Turkey, southern Russia, Georgia, Armenia and southern Ukraine.
Forecast of the spread of the CONDITIONAL emission for the period 08/29/2022 12:00 – 08/31/2022 12:00
For the forecast, the experts used the European RHODOS system, the atmospheric dispersion model – DIPC Not Set – and the parameters of the emission source corresponding to the total emission on the INES scale – 7.
Predictive assessments for NPP sites, including Zaporizhzhya NPP, are carried out daily, they are necessary in order to provide the authorities with timely recommendations on radiation protection measures for the population of Ukraine and to notify neighboring countries in the event of a risk of cross-border transmission.
These works are carried out by SE “NAEK Energoatom” in accordance with Article 32 of the Law of Ukraine “On Use of Nuclear Energy and Radiation Protection”.
