Time.news – A power line that supplied electricity to the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia was damaged by a bombing.
The Ukrainian staff managing the plant reported this to the International Atomic Energy Agency (Aiea). The damaged line supplied electricity to reactor 6 of the plant and its cut forced the temporary use of emergency diesel generators; However, the IAEA has once again emphasized “the precarious security situation in the largest nuclear power plant in Europe”, now under the control of the Russian command.
Il cooling of the reactor core, assured the IAEA, was maintained at all times: In an hour and a half, while the diesel generators were running, an alternative power source from four other reactors was connected to the unit.
The director general of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, reiterated once again that “it is urgent to create a more stable environment for the plant and its staff“The Argentine diplomat is pushing for the creation of a protection zone around the plant, an issue he addressed yesterday in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and which next week he will also deal with the Russian authorities in Moscow.
Friday four experts from the IAEA arrived at the plant, replacing the two inspectors who had been there since September 1st. With six reactors, the nuclear power plant has not produced electricity since 9/11, when the last reactor in operation was shut down.