According to Ukrainian state nuclear power company Energoatom, the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is no longer connected to an external power supply. As a justification, she refers to the bombing. The facility now draws power from its emergency diesel generators to meet its own needs. These started automatically. The nuclear power plant has been attacked several times in recent months. Kyiv and Moscow blame themselves for this.
supplies for ten days
According to the Ukrainian nuclear supervisory authority, existing diesel reserves are sufficient for the operation of emergency diesel generators for ten days, the Climate Ministry in Vienna told APA. Work is already underway to restore the external power supply. There is no increase in the measured values at the nuclear power plant, which is about 1,300 km from Austria. In addition, no effects are expected in Austria. However, the radiation protection department of the Ministry of Climate Protection is following developments and will report on changes if necessary.