Ukraine / Zaporizhzhia Ran On Emergency Generators For 11 Hours, Says IAEA

By David Dalton
10 March 2023

Latest incident underscores need to protect Europe’s largest nuclear station

Zaporizhzhia Ran On Emergency Generators For 11 Hours, Says IAEA
Zaporizhzhia has six nuclear power units, four of which are in cold shutdown. Courtesy IAEA image bank.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine was forced to rely on emergency diesel generators for reactor cooling and other essential nuclear safety and security functions following a complete loss of external power this week.

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