Ukraine says nuclear plant offline after Russian shelling

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By HANNA ARHIROVA

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Europe’s largest nuclear plant was knocked off Ukraine’s electricity grid Monday, its last transmission line disconnected because of a fire caused by shelling, the facility’s operator and the U.N. atomic watchdog said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said it was informed Monday by Ukrainian authorities that the reserve line “was deliberately disconnected in order to extinguish a fire.”

“The line itself is not damaged, and it will be reconnected once the fire is extinguished,” the IAEA said.

In the meantime, the plant’s only remaining operational reactor would “generate the power the plant needs for its safety and other functions,” the agency said.



A Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie as an artillery system fires in the front line in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov)


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[Bayard]

1. They're going to keep screwing around with this thing, until....

[Deuxcents]

2. That's what I'm afraid of.. this has to stop

First it was the food/grain distribution n now this. Is there a plan? Doesn’t this plant provide millions of people even in Europe?

[Bayard]

3. Yes

The largest nuclear plant in Europe.

[womanofthehills]

4. The UN inspectors are there

At least that’s hopeful

[womanofthehills]

5. No, this plant provides 20% of Ukraine's electricity needs

It is the largest of all the nuclear power plants in Europe.