This situation could cause a radiation leak, which is why the Ukrainian government has called for a ceasefire in the area in order to repair the supply
The Ukrainian energy company Ukrenergo has affirmed this Wednesday that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been “totally disconnected” from the electrical grid after the recent operations carried out by the Russian forces in the framework of their invasion of the country, which began on February 24. . In this regard, the Government of Ukraine has called for an immediate ceasefire in order to resume supply as soon as possible. If not, they have warned, a radiation leak could occur.
“Due to the military actions of the Russian occupiers, the Chernobyl plant has been completely disconnected from the electricity grid,” the company said in a brief message posted on Telegram. “The nuclear power plant has no electricity supply,” he added.
“Military actions are underway, so there is no possibility of restoring the lines,” he indicated, while adding that the town of Slavutich has also been left without electricity.
Hours earlier, Ukrenergo had pointed out in a statement published on its website that “the electrical system is stable.” “Ukrenergo and Oblenergos repair teams are repairing damaged lines and substations over and over again every day, finding ways to give people light when the infrastructure is completely destroyed,” he stressed.
In this sense, he had stressed that “enough electricity is produced to meet all the needs of the Army, households and other consumers.” “There is no need to save electricity,” he reviewed, while emphasizing that the Zaporizhia and Chernobyl plants, controlled by Russian forces, continue to operate.
For her part, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zajarova, has stated that the situation “is being exercised jointly by Russian troops, Ukrainian specialists, the civilian staff of the plant and the National Guard of that country,” according to has collected the Russian news agency TASS.
Likewise, he has denied the information about a possible increase in radiation at the plant, while stressing that operations at the Zaporizhia plant – the largest nuclear power plant in Europe – are also under control.
“The actions of the Russian Army in this dangerous situation were motivated by the need to avoid a nuclear provocation by Ukrainian nationalists, who seem to have nothing to lose. In fact, they have been trained to do so. That is why Russian troops are taking Ukraine’s nuclear facilities under their control.”
During the day on Tuesday, the Ukrainian authorities asked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for help to lead an international plan to replace the personnel of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, who have not yet rotated since Russia began the offensive. to Ukraine.
Subsequently, the Strategic Communications Center of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy indicated in its Telegram profile that it has lost contact with the remote transmission of data from the Chernobyl security control systems, after which the IAEA stressed that personnel must be able to rest, as this is ‘critical to nuclear safety in general’.
“I am deeply concerned about the difficult and stressful situation faced by the personnel of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and the potential risks that this implies for nuclear safety,” said the agency’s director general, Rafael Grossi, who also called to “the forces in effective control of the site” to urgently allow staff rotation.
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