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| Ukraine nuclear power plant alert as ALL external electricity cables helping keep reactor fuel cool go DOWN |
| 2025-07-05 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] All external power lines supplying electricity to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP ) in Ukraine were down on Friday, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. Ukraine has blamed Russian shelling for severing the last power line at the plant, which is not operating but still requires electricity to keep its nuclear fuel cool and radiation levels safe. The power plant, Europe's biggest, has switched to running on diesel generators, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The IAEA has repeatedly warned of the risk of a catastrophic accident at Zaporizhzhia, which is located near the front line in the war in Ukraine. Its six reactors are shut down, but the nuclear fuel inside them still needs to be cooled, which requires constant power. 'Ukraine's ZNPP lost all off-site power at 17:36 today, 9th time during military conflict and first since late 2023,' the IAEA said on X. 'The ZNPP currently relies on power from its emergency diesel generators, underlining (the) extremely precarious nuclear safety situation.' Ukraine's energy minister, German Galuschenko, wrote on Telegram that a Russian strike had cut the plant off. Related: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 2023-07-22 ZNPP staff refusing to start up reactor No. 4 - Energoatom Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 2022-08-29 Mayor: Town hosting Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shelled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant: 2022-03-04 Let's shell the biggest Nuclear Reactor on the Planet. I am Putin. I am invincible! |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 I believe it was the inimitable Grom who once said that if a Ukrainian opens his/her mouth, then it's a lie (but I could be mistaken). |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-07-05 22:47 |
| #4 I assume that Ukrainians lied. |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-07-05 17:00 |
| #3 Check the circuit breaker ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-07-05 16:01 |
| #2 ^^ Possibly. They pull a false flag sometimes. Or it could be an over itchy trigger finger by one of their AA operators, along with poor coordinates entry. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-07-05 12:43 |
| #1 So the plant is controlled by Russian forces & Ukraine claims it was shelled by Russians? |
| Posted by: Grom the Affective 2025-07-05 09:27 |