Blackout continues for the tenth day: IAEA warns of potential disaster at ZAO

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been disconnected from its main power source for the tenth day.

This was reported by the Ministry of Energy.

It is known that the station is currently operating only on backup diesel generators. The available fuel reserves for their operation are enough for 10 days.

The actions of the Russian occupiers threaten the nuclear and radiation safety of the entire region. In particular, the IAEA has officially confirmed the dangerous nature of the situation.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, assured that the situation at the Zheleznodorozhny NPP is unstable from the point of view of nuclear safety. According to him, in the event of a complete disconnection of the plant from the backup systems, there is a threat of nuclear fuel meltdown.

“The Ministry of Energy, in cooperation with international partners, calls on the international community to increase pressure on the Russian Federation to prevent a nuclear disaster and return the occupied station to Ukrainian control as soon as possible,” the department emphasized.

As a reminder, the Center of National Resistance stated that the fuel crisis in the temporarily occupied territories poses a security threat to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant.

As Energoatom reported, the Russian occupiers are deliberately not connecting the Zaporizhzhia NPP to external power supply . The blackout at the station continues, which creates critical risks for Ukraine and all of Europe. Such actions by the enemy could lead to a nuclear disaster.