Russian attacks on energy infrastructure causes shutdown of Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant reactor unit
Two out of three active Ukrainian nuclear power plants, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk, reduced the production of electricity as a preventive measure due to Russian attacks. Instability in the power network caused by the attacks also led to the shutdown of one of Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) reactor units.
Source: report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Quote: "Today, the Ukrainian regulator also informed the IAEA that two of the three operating Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs) – Rivne and South Ukraine [Pivdennoukrainsk – ed.] – had reduced power output as a precautionary measure due to renewed shelling of the country’s energy infrastructure.
The instability in the electrical grid from the shelling also caused one of the Khmelnitsky reactor units to shut down. These developments were confirmed by the IAEA Support and Assistance Missions that are onsite at the plants, who also confirmed that all nuclear safety systems at Khmelnitsky worked as expected."
Background:
- The scale of damage caused by the Russian attacks on the energetic infrastructure of Ukraine on 10 February is significant, Russians damaged several thermal and hydroelectric power plants.
- During the attack on 10 February, Russia once again mainly targeted power plants and high-voltage network facilities. The most difficult situation is currently in Kharkiv Oblast, where emergency power outages are ongoing.
- The Russian forces targeted energy facilities in six oblasts during another large-scale missile attack on Ukrainian infrastructure on Friday, 10 February.
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