Ukraine: consequences of the damage to the Kakhovka dam on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

  • Crisis

  • Nuclear safety

08/06/2023

The Kakhovka dam, located downstream of the Zaporizhzhya power plant, was severely damaged on the night of June 5-6, 2023, leading to a significant drop in the level of the Dnieper River upstream of the dam. The plant is currently cooled by water pumped into specially designed on-site basins.

There is no short-term risk to the plant.

Download IRSN information report of June 7, 2023: Consequences of the damage to the Kakhovka dam on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant ​(pdf)​