Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in Ukraine with 6 operating units totalling 6,000 MW gross. The site has 6 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1985 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1986 | |
| Unit 3 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1987 | |
| Unit 4 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1988 | |
| Unit 5 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1989 | |
| Unit 6 | PWR | VVER V-320 | 1,000 | 1996 |
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in context
By gross operating capacity Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is the 1st largest of 4 operating nuclear sites in Ukraine, holding 43% of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 8th of 172 worldwide.
Its operating units started up between 1985 and 1996; the median unit is 38.5 years old, younger than the median of 39.0 in Ukraine.
The 6 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 3.8 to 9.4 years (median 4.7) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1980s is 7.3 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are South Ukraine nuclear power plant (254 km).
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1980 | 1984 | 4.7 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2 | 1981 | 1985 | 4.6 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 3 | 1982 | 1986 | 4.7 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 4 | 1983 | 1987 | 4.7 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 5 | 1985 | 1989 | 3.8 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 6 | 1986 | 1995 | 9.4 | 8.0 (1990s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ukraine nuclear power plant | Ukraine | 254 km | 3.0 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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| Time (UTC) | Mag | Depth | Epicentre | Distance |
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Zaporizka, Ukraine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 47.5067, 34.5851 |
| Elevation | about 25 mabove sea level |
| Setting | On the shore of a large lake, 2.5 km from the water |
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Units by status | Operating: 6 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | SE NNEGC "Energoatom" |
|---|---|
| Operators | SE NNEGC "Energoatom" |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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