Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant faces 16th blackout this year, runs on diesel generators

ua.korrespondent.net (Ukrainian) —

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant lost external power at 02:36 on November 8, marking its 16th blackout this year, and is now operating on diesel generators. This poses a critical threat to nuclear and radiation safety. The last operating 330 kV line, Ferrosplavna-1, failed to reconnect automatically. Energoatom stated that a generator failure or fuel exhaustion could disrupt cooling systems for nuclear fuel, potentially causing a radiation accident. The plant has been under Russian occupation since March 2022. Energoatom insists that restoring safety is only possible if Ukraine regains full control of the facility.


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