The world was spared but one nuclear accidentstated Volodymyr ZelenskyWhen the nuclear power plant her Zaporizhia was disconnected from the electricity grid for hours due to Russian shelling in the area, which Moscow denies.
Zelensky pointed out that the Russian bombardment yesterday Thursday caused fire in the area of the Zaporizhzhya thermal power plant, which in turn led to the disconnection of the nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, from the power grid.
Diesel generators ensured thatThe nuclear power plant continued to receive electricityvital for the operation of its cooling and security systems, the Ukrainian president explained.
At the same time, he praised the Ukrainian technicians who take care of the operation of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant under the supervision of the Russian army.
“If our station staff hadn’t reacted after the blackout, then we would already have had to deal with the effects of a nuclear accidentZelensky complained in his daily evening sermon.
“Russia brought Ukraine and all Europeans to a situation one step before nuclear disasterhe underlined.
Vladimir Rogov, the Russian-appointed official in the Russian military-controlled city of Enerhodar, blamed Ukrainian forces for a forest fire near the nuclear plant. He added, as reported by APE-MPE, that yesterday the electricity supply was interrupted for several hours in the towns of the region.
“This was caused by the disconnection from the power grid of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, as the result of the provocations of Zelensky’s fighters”Rogov complained on Telegram.
“The disconnection itself was caused by a fire and a short circuit in the cables,” he explained.
Ukraine’s state-owned nuclear power company Energoatom reported that this was the first time the nuclear plant has been completely disconnected from the grid.
The UN is trying to gain access to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and has called for the area to be demilitarized.
As Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushenko said Thursday, International Atomic Energy Agency experts may visit the nuclear power plant within the next few days.
Source: News Beast
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