Tag: Diesel Generators
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IAEA: Diesel Backup at Zaporizhzhia NPP for Ten Days
IAEA warns of prolonged diesel backup at Zaporizhzhia NPP The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned that the diesel-powered cooling system at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) could run out within about ten days if external power remains unavailable. The agency’s director general, Rafael Grossi, described the situation as the longest and most…
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Chernobyl Power Plant Outage After Russian Attack Raises Safety Concerns
Update: Chernobyl power plant outage after Russian attack The abandoned Chernobyl power plant sits in northern Ukraine near the Belarus border. In the chaos of attack and counterattack, voltage fluctuations disrupted electricity to the safety containment structure that keeps the damaged reactor isolated and prevents further radioactive releases, according to Ukraine’s energy ministry in a…
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IAEA Warns Diesel Could Last Ten Days at Zaporizhzhia NPP Amid Outage
EU’s Largest Nuclear Plant Under Strain as Power Keeps Failing The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised alarm over the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine. With external power cut for more than a week, the six reactors at the plant remain shut but still require cooling. The Ukrainian…