{"id":21318,"date":"2022-08-26T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T22:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/?p=21318"},"modified":"2022-08-26T12:51:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T19:51:36","slug":"nuke-alert-europes-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-disconnected-from-power-grid-as-russian-troops-mass-amid-ukraine-disaster-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setapartbytruth.org\/wordpress-watchman\/nuke-alert-europes-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-disconnected-from-power-grid-as-russian-troops-mass-amid-ukraine-disaster-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"NUKE ALERT Europe\u2019s biggest nuclear power plant \u2018DISCONNECTED from power grid\u2019 as Russian troops mass amid Ukraine disaster fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthony Blair<\/a>\u00a0\/ Henry Holloway<\/a> – August 25, 2022<\/p>\n

EUROPE’S biggest nuclear power plant was disconnected from the power grid for the first time ever amid fears of a Chernobyl-style disaster, Ukraine’s state energy firm said.<\/p>\n

Nuclear agency Energoatom said fire damage to overhead power lines caused the last two reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) to be cut off.<\/p>\n

An energy official who declined to be identified told Reuters that the two reactors that had been disconnected were being powered by diesel generators.<\/p>\n

Each power unit that includes a reactor, a cooling system and other equipment has three Soviet-era diesel generators that “are not able to work for weeks”, the source said.<\/p>\n

It comes amid looming fears the site could be the scene of a devastating nuclear disaster as both Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of putting the plant at risk.<\/p>\n

Satellite images show Putin’s forces massing at the site amid growing calls for Zaporizhzhia to become a demilitarised zone.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has accused Russia of torturing Ukrainian nuclear workers at the plant, further compromising safety at the plant.<\/p>\n

Energoatom said the plant has now been disconnected from the network for the “first time in its history” after a fire at ash pits close to the facility damaged incoming power lines.<\/p>\n

It is also reported communication channels around the plant have gone dark – with NetBlocks reporting a massive dip in the region.<\/p>\n

Bringing the plant totally offline could potentially compromise safety systems and lead to disaster – with the two reactors currently being powered by backup diesel generators, officials told Reuters.<\/p>\n

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