Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) lost power following the onslaught of missile strikes across Ukraine, the country’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko stated on Thursday. “As a result of shelling, the last line that fed the ZNPP was damaged. Now the station works on diesel generators,” the minister wrote in his Telegram channel. He went on to accuse Moscow of putting the world on the “brink of a nuclear catastrophe.” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been working with Kiev and Moscow toward establishing a safety zone surrounding the power plant.
The UN gives urgent warning as Ukrainian power plant loses power
In a statement this morning about the situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, told his board of governors that urgent action was needed to protect the site’s safety and security. He said: “This is the sixth time – let me say it again sixth time, that ZNPP has lost all off-site power and has had to operate in this emergency mode. Let me remind you – this is the largest nuclear power station in Europe.” He added: “What are we doing? How can we sit here in this room this morning and allow this to happen? This cannot go on. I am astonished by the complacency. What are we doing to prevent this from happening? Each time we are rolling a dice, and if we allow this to continue then one day our luck will run out”. NN: This is a accident sure to happen. If you go into the casino often enough you lose. Another Chernobyl is in the making and this time in a war zone….. It will be far far worse this time.