Zaphorizhzhia plant 'not reliant' on Russian fuel
STORY: Energoatom chief Petro Kotin, speaking in a Reuters interview, said there are fresh fuel supplies in storage at the six-reactor plant, the largest in Europe.
His comments came after an official of Rosenergoatom, Russia's nuclear power operator, was quoted by Russia's TASS state news agency as saying the Zaporizhzhia plant would be switched to Russian fuel once its reserves are exhausted.
"There are a lot of rumors and fake statements from Russians, Kotin said. "All of them are fakes. And actually it's not easy to just transfer the fuel loading in Zaporizhzhia from one supplier to another."
Ukraine and Russia have repeatedly accused each other of shelling the facility, raising fears of a mishap that could release radioactive material.
The plant is located in southern Zaporizhzhia province, much of which is held by Moscow's forces and which was proclaimed part of Russia by Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month, along with three other partly occupied regions.
Russian forces seized the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in March, the month after they launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which Russia calls a special military operation.
