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Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Was Cut From Power Grid For 1st Time In History<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
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Things have gone from bad to worse at the\u00a0Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with the looming scenario of much of Ukraine facing a giant blackout.<\/p>\n

“The last two working reactors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were disconnected from Ukraine’s electricity grid on Thursday after nearby fires damaged overhead power lines, Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom said,”\u00a0Reuters<\/em>\u00a0reports, further giving subsequent confirmation that the\u00a0whole power plant has been disconnected\u00a0<\/strong>from the power grid Thursday\u00a0for the first time in its history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The connectivity monitoring group NetBlocks is also confirming a major disruption to all communications at the plant following\u00a0Ukrainian state enterprise Energoatom announcing its been completely disconnected from the power grid.<\/p>\n

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Reportedly the disconnection was due to fires as nearby ash pits, which Energoatom in its statement blamed on Russian forces: “The actions of the invaders caused a complete disconnection of the ZNPP (Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant) from the power grid \u2013 the first in the history of the plant,\u201d it wrote.<\/p>\n

But in follow-up, the Russian-installed regional governor announced that “at the moment, the power supply to all cities and districts of the Zaporizhzhia region has been restored” following the disruptions, suggesting that there was a major temporary power outage across the region. It appears the power supply disruption was temporary:<\/p>\n

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IAEA SAYS UKRAINE TOLD IT THAT ZAPORIZHZHIA AT LEAST TWICE LOST CONNECTION TO THE POWER LINE DURING THE DAY BUT THAT IT WAS CURRENTLY UP AGAIN<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to further statements being reported by\u00a0CNN<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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In a separate statement, Ukraine\u2019s State Inspection of Nuclear Regulation, which cited the nuclear operator Energoatom, said a power line from the plant was disconnected due to hostilities in the area.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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