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| [RT] Fire breaks out at nuclear plant after Ukrainian attack – governor (VIDEO) |
| 2024-08-12 |
| The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the largest such facility in Europe, has caught fire after being shelled by Ukrainian forces, the governor of Russia’s Zaporozhye Region, Evgeny Balitsky, announced on Sunday. The blaze is under control, the official added. The fire, which affected the plant’s cooling systems, broke out following a Ukrainian attack on the nearby city of Energodar on Sunday, Balitsky said in a statement. The plant’s six reactors were placed in a state of “cold shutdown” as a precaution, the governor explained, adding that there is “no threat of a steam explosion or other consequences.” “Emergency workers are working at the scene of the fire, and the sources of ignition have begun being eliminated,” Balitsky said. According to the governor, radiation levels around the plant are normal and “there is no threat” to people nearby. The Zaporozhye NPP was seized by Russian forces in 2022, four days into Moscow’s military operation. Six months later, the region of Zaporozhye voted to join the Russian Federation in a referendum. Throughout the first year of the conflict, Russian forces foiled repeated Ukrainian attempts to attack the station – which sits on the Dnieper River – with landing craft and drones. Related: Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: 2024-06-09 Current information on the situation on the front line: June 8 (updated) Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: 2024-05-03 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: May 2, 2024 Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant: 2024-04-15 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: April 14, 2024 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 A most interesting point, Deacon. So what is burning? Kinda sorta looks like smoke from an oil fire. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-08-12 20:23 |
| #4 Thank you Deacon, and Rantburg U. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-08-12 19:45 |
| #3 What deacon sez... nothing in that cooling tower would burn with black smoke |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2024-08-12 16:02 |
| #2 From what I remember from working in the nuclear industry cooling towers don't catch fire. Water leaving the condenser tubes flows to a cooling tower. Air moving upward past the water spraying downward inside the cooling tower cools the water. The water collected in the cooling tower basin is pumped back to the condenser for re-use. Water from the nearby lake, river, or ocean is needed to make-up for the water vapor. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2024-08-12 14:24 |
| #1 Russian propaganda. |
| Posted by: Glavinter Peacock7962 2024-08-12 14:06 |