Some people may have unpleasant memories of April 1986, when a catastrophe occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worst - ever accident : On April 26, 1986, there was a complete core meltdown in Unit 4 of the power plant, causing radioactive emissions Material leaked, which the USSR tried to cover up for days.
According to the Ukrainian state-owned nuclear energy company Energoatom, such a catastrophe is now imminent again.
The warning
Energoatom remains silent about the information on its Facebook and Twitter channels, but reports in more detail on its official Telegram channel:
Accordingly, the 750 kV high-voltage line between the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and Kiev was damaged and has now been switched off.
The problem is that this means that Chernobyl and all nuclear facilities in the exclusion zone are cut off from the power supply, meaning that around 20,000 spent fuel elements can no longer be cooled.
This causes the temperature in the vitrification basins to rise, steam to form and radioactive substances to be released into the water. The wind can transport the radioactive clouds to other regions of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Europe.
In addition, due to the lack of electricity, the ventilation system does not work, which means that the employees in the power plant receive a dangerous dose of radiation. The fire extinguishing system is also out of operation, so there is a great risk of fire if a bullet hits.
In another Telegram message , Energoatom added that the situation at the nuclear power plant had worsened. The plant's personnel have not been replaced for two weeks and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) has no external access to the monitoring equipment.
IAEA not worried
The IAEA said on Twitter that the blackout was not a cause for concern. The heat load on the storage pool for spent fuel elements and the volume of cooling water in the nuclear power plant are sufficient for effective heat dissipation even without electricity.
The Society for Plant and Reactor Safety (GRS) also reports that even if all emergency diesel generators fail, a rapid and major release of radioactivity cannot be expected given the current condition of the site.
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