Both working reactors at occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant disconnected from grid after nearby fire

Reuters

25 August, 2022, 08:15 pm

Last modified: 25 August, 2022, 08:17 pm

Both working reactors at occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant disconnected from grid after nearby fire

Reuters

25 August, 2022, 08:15 pm

Last modified: 25 August, 2022, 08:17 pm

A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Fire damage to overhead power lines caused the remaining two operating reactors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine to be disconnected from the Ukrainian grid, Ukraine's state nuclear company said on Thursday.

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