Yesterday, ZNPP lost power from the main 750 kV line and is operating from the backup line, the loss of which would lead to a blackout. Since occupation administration keeps ZNPP reactor 4 in a “hot shutdown” state, a blackout will significantly increase the risks to the reactorʼs operation and the level of danger at the plant, state-owned Energoatom nuclear company reports. The “hot shutdown” has already caused an incident with water leakage from the first reactor circuit to the second, fortunately, no radiological release into the environment occurred. According to the latest information, administration now plans to take reactor 4 into “cold shutdown”, but to bring reactor 6 into “hot shutdown” instead. The safety of the ZNPP should be a priority not only for , but also for the world.
