Olha Kosharna, co-founder of the NGO Anti-Crisis Expert Nuclear Center of Ukraine and nuclear safety specialist, shared the information on Espreso TV.“The situation is very tense right now, and a war of nerves is underway. There are many false comparisons being made with Fukushima in the Western media. This is not entirely true. The state is currently the safest, even though the safety systems and cooling pumps are running on backup diesel generators,” Kosharna said. She added that “the ZNPP has been in cold shutdown for almost three years, and the reactor core temperature has decreased, meaning not all 20 stationary diesel generators are in use. Fuel supplies are sufficient, with deliveries reportedly ongoing.”Kosharna cautioned that risks could rise if Russia attempts to bring any power unit to full capacity. “The danger will appear and the risks will increase significantly when the Russians begin to connect the ZNPP to their own power system. During this process, the plant would start ramping up to full capacity, triggering a chain reaction. Given the shortage of qualified personnel and degradation of the security system over the years, threats will increase. Expensive equipment was seriously damaged in 2023, and there are water shortages. However, they may try to bring just one unit to full capacity for propaganda purposes,” she said.Earlier, on September 30, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared that the ZNPP is currently being supplied with electricity from generators. Volodymyr Omelchenko, director of energy programs at the Razumkov Center, told Espreso TV that Russia is deliberately creating risks at the occupied plant, using nuclear threats as a tool to pressure Ukraine and Europe.