On the brink of nuclear disaster. This is how experts describe the situation in Europe’s largest nuclear power plant near the Ukrainian city of Enerhodar, which has been occupied by Russian soldiers for several months. This did not change even during the ongoing visit of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which was almost thwarted by shelling. Both sides accuse each other of it. Denník N managed to obtain the testimonies of several employees of the power plant, who still work in extremely difficult conditions at the Zaporizhzhya Atomic Power Plant and live in the occupied nuclear town of Enerhodar. We have changed their names out of concern for their safety. Irina, laboratory assistant in the chemical workshop Life in a nuclear reactor, that’s how we call our own lives today. You go on a shift and you don’t know if you will return home alive and well. The last time the 5th nuclear station shut down was during my shift. For the second time in a week. For forty years, the station worked smoothly and without a break as one machine. Until the arrival of the army of the Russian Federation. Now they are here. This article is exclusive content for Denník N subscribers. Are you a subscriber? Log in