Russia cuts off external power to ZNPP
UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — SATURDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2022, 06:51
Russian shelling damaged the last active power line to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), cutting off all external power to the station.
Source: Energoatom, the Ukrainian state enterprise operating nuclear power plants in Ukraine, on Telegram
Quote: "At 00:59 today a new shelling by Russian troops damaged and cut off the last remaining 750kW power line, the Dniprovska [power line], connecting the ZNPP to [Ukraine’s] power grid. [Backup] diesel generators were switched on automatically.
The available diesel fuel reserves will last for 10 days if the generators keep working in this mode."
Details: Energoatom said that power lines connecting the ZNPP with Ukraine’s power grid have to be repaired. It explained that "it is impossible to turn on power units under shelling and with all power lines being damaged".
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