Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant On Verge Of Blackout, Rostov NPP Power Unit Also Turned Off Due To Defect

Energoatom: "Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is again on the verge of blackout".

KYIV - Energoatom, Ukraine's national nuclear energy company claimed on August 23rd that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which is currently occupied by Russia, is on the verge of a blackout due to Russian shelling, though Russia's own state-owned energy group Rosatom claimed it was due to "nuclear terrorism" by Ukraine after one of the cooling towers caught fire earlier this month.

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"Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is again on the verge of blackout," the latest statement by Energoatom said.

The statement added, "Currently, the ZNPP is connected to the Ukrainian power grid by only one power transmission line – 750 kV “Dniprovska”. In the event of its damage, an emergency will occur due to the loss of external power to the pumps that cool the reactor cores and spent fuel ponds of the ZNPP."

It also said, "In addition to the recent fire, when one of the two existing cooling towers of the nuclear power plant completely burned down due to negligence or deliberate incendiary fire, the threat of losing the plant’s external power supply has been added now.

After all, the invaders’ lack of competency, qualified and licensed personnel and the transformation of the ZNPP into a military base make it impossible to provide accident/free operation of the plant."

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