A new groundwater well has become operational at Ukraine’s occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station as parts of efforts to secure sufficient cooling water for the six reactor units at the site after the destruction of the Kakhovka reservoir in early June, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
The IAEA said staff at Zaporizhzhia are pumping water from the well and are planning to build an additional 10-12 wells in the coming months as an alternative measure to ensure longer term water supply to the site.