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Ukraine / Renewed Shelling Forces Zaporizhzhia Unit 6 To Rely On Emergency Diesel Generators

By David Dalton
22 September 2022

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Renewed Shelling Forces Zaporizhzhia Unit 6 To Rely On Emergency Diesel Generators
The station’s six reactors are all in a cold shutdown state but still require power for cooling and other vital safety functions.
Renewed shelling early on Wednesday morning (21 September) at the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station damaged cables providing electricity to one of its six units, temporarily forcing this reactor to rely on emergency diesel generators for the power it needs for essential safety functions, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

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