Russia's Use Of Nuclear Power Plant Almost Caused A Radiation Disaster
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A European nuclear power plant was forced to use a backup generator. If it had failed, it could have caused a radiation emergency.
Fears that Russia is using Europe’s largest nuclear power plant as a weapon reached a new level of alarm on Friday.
Energoatom, the state company that owns the plant, announced on Telegram that a fire cut off a transmission line connecting the plant to Ukraine’s power grid — a frightening first in the plant’s history. It forced the coolers for the nuclear reactor to use backup power. Had those backups failed, the reactors could overheated within hours.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "If the diesel generator had not been turned on, if the automation and our station staff had not worked after the blackout, we would now be forced to overcome the consequences of a radiation emergency."
