'Nuclear Safety' Warning As Strikes Cause Chernobyl Power Reductions
Summary
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure triggered backup generators at the decommissioned Chernobyl site and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The IAEA warned that repeated power disruptions raise nuclear safety concerns as winter approaches.Key Facts
- Grid drops triggered emergency diesel generators for safety systems at several facilities in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
- The ZNPP lost all off-site power for more than 12 hours last weekend.
- Four emergency diesel generators initially powered the ZNPP’s essential safety systems; the number was later reduced to two to conserve fuel.
- The IAEA said the ZNPP had lost off-site power 27 times since Russia’s full-scale invasion began.
- The ZNPP has relied on one off-site power line for most of the year, the IAEA said.
- The six-reactor ZNPP is not generating electricity, but it needs off-site power for safety systems.
- Russian forces took control of the ZNPP in March 2022, while Ukrainian operators continued to staff it.
- IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said he was concerned about Ukraine’s electrical grid and its effect on nuclear safety, especially as winter approaches.
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