LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #547 (02/21/2024)
LLAW’s ‘All Things Nuclear’ #547 (02/21/2024)
“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”
TODAY’S NUCLEAR WORLD’S NEWS (02/21/2024):
This situation in the following article is extremely serious because it is the grid system to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant rather than the plant itself creating such a situation that could cause such a huge nuclear power plant with six nuclear reactors to lose power and melt down, releasing uncontrolled nuclear radiation to not just Ukraine, but also a huge portion of European populated areas. The single grid system, as pointed out in the article below, is vital to keeping one or more or possibly all of the reactors to melt down, (having no backup other than perhaps — unmentioned in the article — one or more inadequate diesel-powered generators) which, if so, would, of course, be catastrophic . . .
This situation is a part of the potential failing, among other system failures, of grid system inadequacies that could easily occur as portrayed in my in-progress novel that I am writing daily to be serialized bi-weekly right here on my nightly Post “LLAW’s All Things Nuclear”. The 2nd half of the introductory Prologue to this dystopian novel, in progress, I have titled “El Nuclear Diablo” will be Posted on the evening of 02/28/2024. The 1st part of the Prologue was Posted on #540 (02/14/2024) if you would like to refer back to the beginning of the novel. ~llaw
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's supply line damaged in Russian shelling: Ukraine
Emergency, restoration work being conducted depending on security situation, with permission of Ukrainian army due to ongoing military operations, says power grid operator
Burc Eruygur |21.02.2024 - Update : 21.02.2024
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Ukraine on Wednesday said the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant's energy supply line was damaged due to shelling by Russian forces.
"After another attack by the Russians, the line that provided the energy supply to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station was damaged," Ukraine's power grid operator Ukrenergo said in a statement.
The statement said the operator's specialists established the damage inflicted and are carrying out emergency and restoration work -- but depending on the security situation and with the permission of the Ukrainian army due to ongoing military operations in the area.
It further said the connection between the plant and Ukraine's energy system is currently maintained by only one power line.
"The total bandwidth of high-voltage networks of 'Ukrenergo' is sufficient to cover the available demand," the statement also said.
It added that a total of 358 settlements remain without electricity in the morning due to the conflict and other reasons.
Russian authorities have not yet commented on the shelling.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the biggest in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world, has been under Russian control since early 2022.
Since then, fears of a nuclear catastrophe have persisted as both Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling near the plant.
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Russia Ukraine ukrenergo Zaporizhzhia
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