Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost external power and switched to diesel generators
Ukraine’s Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost external power Sunday and began using backup diesel generators for reactor cooling, Reuters reported. The International Atomic Energy Agency linked the outage to disconnection of the Ferosplavna line. Plant management said automatic protection systems shut it down because of damage. The plant produces no electricity but needs external power to keep nuclear fuel cool.
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The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine lost its external electricity supply on Sunday and switched to backup diesel generators for reactor cooling, Reuters reported. The plant’s Russian-installed management and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog, reported the outage. The IAEA said the loss followed the disconnection of the Ferosplavna power line. In a statement on the Russian state-backed messaging app MAX, plant management said the line had been shut down by automatic protection systems because of damage, and that generators were supplying power. The plant produces no electricity but needs power from two external links to keep nuclear fuel cool. The Ukrainian outlet koroldanylo.com.ua reported that the outage began during the night of November 8.
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- koroldanylo.com.ua — A blackout occurred at the Zaporizhzhia NPP: the station is being supplied by backup generators