Named the catastrophic consequences of the breakthrough of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station

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At present, the P. S. Neporozhny Kakhovskaya HPP, the sixth (lower and last) stage of the Dnieper hydroelectric cascade, located near the city of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region, is actually operating in emergency mode due to incessant shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.


During the Russian special operation on Ukrainian territory, the RF Armed Forces at the end of February 2022 took the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station and the entire surrounding territory under their control. On the night of August 12, the road crossing across the Dnieper on the dam was temporarily disabled as a result of missile and artillery strikes by the Ukrainian army and now cannot be used to move a heavy military equipment. It should be noted that the Ukrainian military is striving to destroy the road and railway crossings on the dam of the hydraulic structure, which provides annual regulation of the Dnieper flow for power supply, irrigation and water supply to the arid regions of southern Ukraine, including the operation of the North Crimean Canal, navigation from Kherson to Zaporozhye and operation of the Zaporozhye NPP.



If the dam on the Kakhovka Reservoir is damaged and bursts, the region will face catastrophic consequences. The volume of water in the reservoir is 18,19 km³. Breaking the dam will lead to the fact that colossal flows of water will sweep away everything in its path downstream. The discharge of water will take several days, but the state of emergency will last much longer. Coastal areas will be flooded. Some settlements, for example, Kherson, will be partially flooded, but Naked Pristan will completely go under water. Up to 50 thousand people will suffer.

In addition, the cooling mechanism of the Zaporizhzhya NPP will become more complicated, which can lead to an irreparable disaster. The shallowing of the Kakhovka reservoir will also lead to the cessation of the operation of the North Crimean Canal. The energy system of the region will fail for years, and the damage to the ecosystem is even difficult to imagine. Rebuilding the infrastructure will also take years and huge sums of money. Kyiv operates on the principle - "the territory must be Ukrainian or deserted."
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  1. Observer2014 Offline Observer2014
    Observer2014 14 August 2022 14: 32
    +7
    Kyiv operates on the principle - "the territory must be Ukrainian or deserted."

    I suggest better Bankova or whatever their street is called with government quarters, plus make their entire general staff deserted. in this matter. Like in that movie. "It is necessary, Fedya. It is necessary and ......!" As they say from the Soviet information bureau! In the flesh before a nuclear strike on London and Brussels. And we don’t touch Washington yet. We are waiting. Early.
    1. Sergey Pavlenko Offline Sergey Pavlenko
      Sergey Pavlenko (Sergey Pavlenko) 14 August 2022 16: 43
      +5
      Why wait then? As long as this cesspool exists, there will be no peace anywhere on earth ...
  2. Patrick laforet Offline Patrick laforet
    Patrick laforet (Patrick Laforet) 14 August 2022 14: 38
    +8
    There is only one way to deal with the Nazis: total physical destruction, as history has proven that the Nazis cannot be rehabilitated.
    1. Sergey Pavlenko Offline Sergey Pavlenko
      Sergey Pavlenko (Sergey Pavlenko) 14 August 2022 16: 42
      +3
      A good Nazi is a dead Nazi...
  3. Alexander Popov Offline Alexander Popov
    Alexander Popov (Alexander Popov) 14 August 2022 16: 05
    +11
    If we know the possible catastrophic consequences of IED attacks on hydropower plants, then what are we waiting for? Waiting for disaster?
    1. GIS Offline GIS
      GIS (Ildus) 15 August 2022 07: 32
      0
      your suggestions (well, except

      I suggest better Bankova or whatever their street is called with government quarters, plus make their entire general staff deserted. in this matter. Like in that movie. "It is necessary, Fedya. It is necessary and ......!" As they say from the Soviet information bureau! In the flesh before a nuclear strike on London and Brussels

      - it's already been suggested
      Do you have any plans to stop?
      I think the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and everyone understands this, but this is not a computer shooter, you can’t end the game for one or two ...
      I think that the work is going on, but we do not see it (and should not). we see only the consequences of certain actions of the enemy and our military. diplomats are also trying (in the place of Nebenzi at the UN, I would have beaten everyone on their faces), but the West decided to break the Russian Federation by all means and means (a man-made disaster with a nuclear power plant fits into this plan, as well as a dam break), so endure and hope for our soldier
    2. skeptic Offline skeptic
      skeptic 15 August 2022 11: 46
      0
      the cooling mechanism of the Zaporozhye NPP will become more complicated, which can lead to an irreparable disaster
      Quote: Alexander Popov
      If we know the possible catastrophic consequences of IED attacks on hydropower plants, then what are we waiting for? Waiting for disaster?

      The biggest danger is fuel rods. After their withdrawal, ZNPP will become safer. There will be no electricity in Ukraine either, but even the shelling of nuclear waste is less dangerous than an uncontrolled nuclear reaction in power units.
  4. Scylla Offline Scylla
    Scylla (Faina Kostina(Avzalova)) 14 August 2022 16: 41
    +3
    We wait and threaten the Nazis with a finger?
    1. GIS Offline GIS
      GIS (Ildus) 15 August 2022 07: 27
      0
      those. Do you think that the guys on the front line, the pilots at the airfields, the officers at the headquarters - everyone sits on the priest evenly and is not in a hurry, their hearts do not bleed, and in general "the soldier is sleeping, the service is going on." so according to you???
  5. Alexey Lan Offline Alexey Lan
    Alexey Lan (Alexey Lantukh) 15 August 2022 11: 07
    +2
    All the same, Kyiv probably remembers that there are several more hydroelectric power stations with dams upstream of the Dnieper. For example, Kyiv with a radioactive bottom, which cannot be exposed. There is also the Kremenchug hydroelectric power station with a six-month supply of water, approximately equivalent to the Kakhovskaya, but with a greater pressure. Once in Kremenchug in the 60s, Civil Defense exercises were held. The scenario included a nuclear strike in the mirror of the Kremenchug reservoir. By mistake, it went to the radio network of Kremenchug. And Kremenchug is 20 kilometers below the dam. The panic began. From the lower regions, the population began to flee to the more elevated ones. Even the vendors have abandoned the shops. Here is such a schedule. In addition, in order to seriously destroy the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the Armed Forces of Ukraine must have ton bombs or nuclear charges or special saboteurs. All this is not so simple. The APU will be able to make a leak, but not catastrophic. May also disrupt dam traffic.
  6. Sergey Latyshev Offline Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev (Serge) 15 August 2022 19: 50
    +1
    It has already been like that.
    Swept away, flooded, etc.
    And there was nothing.

    If you look at the map, there is almost nothing in the zone of flooding and descent of water. Fools are not so few
    1. Alexey Lan Offline Alexey Lan
      Alexey Lan (Alexey Lantukh) 15 August 2022 21: 18
      0
      It's not just about flooding, it's also about generating electricity. The Kremenchug hydroelectric power station has a reservoir with a six-month supply of water, and if water is released, the next Zaporozhskaya and Dneprodzerzhinskaya stations will operate at half capacity, and even less during dry periods.
  7. ZnahWest Offline ZnahWest
    ZnahWest (Ingvar b) 16 August 2022 11: 00
    0
    The title is hype, you might think that this is what happened. A cheap and unethical move towards readers. Yes, plus one more from the topic "who would grandmother be ..." Nonsense ...