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Russia says external power is essential to safely cool Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been without regular electricity for over a week, the IAEA reported.
- As of September 30, 2023, the nuclear facility in Zaporizhzhia, currently under Russian control in Ukraine’s south, has experienced a continuous seven-day outage of its external power supply.
- The outage occurred after fighting severed the last external power line on September 23, and Ukraine accuses Russia of blocking repairs through continued shelling.
- The plant's six Soviet-designed reactors remain shut down but require electricity to circulate cooling water and prevent a nuclear incident, with emergency diesel generators currently supplying power.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported that the reactor units and stored nuclear fuel remain secure as long as the backup diesel generators continue supplying necessary power, but emphasized the critical need to restore external electricity.
- The prolonged outage marks the longest power loss since the war began more than three and a half years ago and raises ongoing safety concerns amid calls for increased international attention to the crisis.
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Russia says external power needed for Ukraine nuclear plant cooled by emergency generators
External power must be restored to the vast Soviet-built Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine which is being cooled by emergency diesel generators after an external line was severed during fighting, Russia said on Wednesday.
Situation 'Critical' As Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Runs On Emergency Generators
Power lines supplying the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant in a Russian-occupied part of Ukraine have been cut off for over a week. That means that the plant, which is not currently generating its own power, is relying on diesel generators to keep its nuclear reactors cool. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that the plant was not designed to operate in emergency mode, while Russian officials say they are doing everything necessary to ensu…
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant facing 'critical' situation after weeklong outage, Zelensky warns
Zelensky accused Moscow of obstructing the repair of the power lines through continued shelling: "And this is a threat to absolutely everyone. No terrorist in the world has ever dared to do to a nuclear plant what Russia is doing right now."
Occupiers use ZNPP diesel for their own purposes: fuel supply may run out - State Nuclear Regulatory CommissionThe Zaporizhzhia NPP has been in an emergency situation for the ninth day due to a power outage, and diesel generators are the only source of power for the safety systems. The occupiers are spending emergency fuel not only for the needs of the plant, but also for other facilities, which endangers its supply.
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