A nuclear disaster mirroring the Fukushima case is impossible at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP), because its reactors have been in cold shutdown for three years, the power plant’s Communications Director Yevgeniya Yashina has told TASS. The facility has been without external power supply since last Tuesday, relying on generators to cool its reactors. "The Fukushima scenario is not possible at ZNPP for one fundamental reason: the reactors have been in cold shutdown for three years. "Therefore, we have two crucial safety factors: the absence of an intense heat source and dependable reserve energy systems, which completely prevent a Fukushima-type disaster," she concluded. All systems sustaining the nuclear power plant’s functions are operating normally and are powered by reserve energy sources.