41 h. ago Russia accused of sabotaging last power line into Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Satellite images of damaged area show no sign of shelling that Moscow says prevents repairRussia has been accused of deliberately sabotaging the last remaining power line into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, after satellite imagery of the damaged area showed no sign of Ukrainian shelling that Moscow says is preventing a repair.Outside power, normally used for cooling, has now been down for a record eight days, forcing the Russian operators of the plant in occupied Ukraine to rely on back-up diesel generators to avoid a meltdown of its six reactor cores. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Ukrainian nuclear plant's longest power outage since war began is 'critical' moment

Concerns are growing over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been without external electricity for over a week

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52 h. ago Zelenskyy and UN atomic agency head warn of heightened risk at huge Ukrainian nuclear plant

Ukraine’s president and the U.N. nuclear agency head are raising concerns about safety risks at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

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60 h. ago Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant’s diesel generators has failedSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a “critical” situation.It is the longest outage at Zaporizhzhia since Russia invaded and seized the nuclear plant, Europe’s largest. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ukraine nuclear plant enters fifth day on emergency power as Zelenskyy announces $90B arms deal

Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant entered its fifth day running on emergency generators Saturday, creating mounting safety concerns at Europe’s largest nuclear facility

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6 d. ago Nuclear meltdown fears as Russia cuts off power supply to Ukraine plant

A nuclear power region in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia has been cut off for more than three days, raising concerns that Vladimir Putin will present himself as a saviour

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6 d. ago Safety fears as external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still out after three days

Ukrainian officials among those concerned Russia is manufacturing crisis to keep hold of frontline plantExternal power to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been cut for more than three days, a record outage that has prompted safety concerns over the six-reactor site on the frontline of the Ukraine war.Emergency generators are being used to power cooling and safety systems after the final power line into the plant was cut on the Russian side at 4.56pm on Tuesday and there is no immediate sign that the line will be reconnected. Continue reading...

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