13:03 09.03.2022

Ukrenergo announces complete blackout of Chornobyl NPP due to actions of invaders

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Ukrenergo announces complete blackout of Chornobyl NPP due to actions of invaders

The Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) has been completely disconnected from the power grid due to the actions of the Russian invaders, the system operator NPC Ukrenergo has said.

"Because of military actions of Russian occupiers the nuclear power plant in Chornobyl was fully disconnected from the power grid. The nuclear station has no power supply. The military actions are in progress, so there is no possibility to restore the lines," Ukrenergo said in a statement.

In turn, National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom said on its Telegram channel that the blackout of all nuclear facilities in the exclusion zone is associated with damage to the 750 kV transmission line of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant - the Kyivska substation, which also led to a blackout in the city of Slavutych.

"There are about 20,000 spent fuel assemblies in Spent Fuel Storage Facility 1. They need constant cooling, which is possible only if there is electricity. If it is not available, the pumps will not produce cooling. As a result, the temperature in the spent fuel radioactive substances into the environment. By wind, a radioactive cloud can be transferred to other regions of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Europe," the company said.

Energoatom also said that due to a blackout, ventilation at the facility will not work, and all personnel located there will receive a dangerous dose of radiation.

"The fire extinguishing system also does not work. This is a huge risk in the event of a fire that can occur as a result of a shell hit. Currently, hostilities continue, which makes it impossible to carry out repairs and resume power supply," Energoatom said.

As reported, the military of the Russian Federation seized the territory of the Chornobyl exclusion zone.

Earlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stated that remote data transmission from the safeguards control systems installed at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been lost. "At the moment, no one understands what is happening in Chornobyl and what threatens the region. An extremely dangerous situation," the IAEA said.

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