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10 Mar 2022, 9:41 am

Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid; Ukraine demands cease-fire for urgent repairs

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Ukraine’s closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the nation’s power grid by Russian forces, Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday, potentially jeopardizing the cooling of nuclear material stored at the site.

Electricity is needed for cooling, ventilation and fire-extinguishing systems at the closed site. In a statement on its Facebook page, Ukrenergo also said that emergency diesel generators have been turned on but that the fuel would last for only 48 hours.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday demanded a cease-fire with Russia to allow repairs.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday on Twitter that the power loss “violates [a] key safety pillar on ensuring uninterrupted power supply,” but it added that “in this case IAEA sees no critical impact on safety.” The agency said factors including the volume of cooling water at Chernobyl were “sufficient for effective heat removal without need for electrical supply.”

The IAEA also said Tuesday that it had lost contact with monitoring systems that transmit data on nuclear material at the Chernobyl plan


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10 Mar 2022, 10:16 am

According to the Polish-language news I read, Russians brought specialists from Belarus to repair the systems.
Even they don't want it to blow up.


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10 Mar 2022, 11:29 am

I actually didn't know that Chernobyl was still an operational plant.



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10 Mar 2022, 11:35 am

I thought it had been abandoned and that the area around it had been closed off.



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10 Mar 2022, 11:39 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
I actually didn't know that Chernobyl was still an operational plant.

Matrix Glitch wrote:
I thought it had been abandoned and that the area around it had been closed off.



It's not connected to the grid to provide power. It needs to be provided with power to keep the safety systems running.

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Electricity is needed for cooling, ventilation and fire-extinguishing systems at the closed site.


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10 Mar 2022, 12:28 pm

I wonder what’s happened to the Babushkas still living in the inclusion zone.


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10 Mar 2022, 1:28 pm

Only very few people weren’t evacuated.



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10 Mar 2022, 1:34 pm

/\They were, but they went back because it was home.
Very good film.
https://thebabushkasofchernobyl.com/


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10 Mar 2022, 6:30 pm

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I wonder what’s happened to the Babushkas still living in the inclusion zone.

I'm sure they were bored out of their mind and don't mind seeing some action. :lol:



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10 Mar 2022, 6:31 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
I actually didn't know that Chernobyl was still an operational plant.

Matrix Glitch wrote:
I thought it had been abandoned and that the area around it had been closed off.



It's not connected to the grid to provide power. It needs to be provided with power to keep the safety systems running.

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Electricity is needed for cooling, ventilation and fire-extinguishing systems at the closed site.

Correct.



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10 Mar 2022, 6:33 pm

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Chernobyl plant disconnected from power grid; Ukraine demands cease-fire for urgent repairs
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Ukraine’s closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been disconnected from the nation’s power grid by Russian forces, Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday, potentially jeopardizing the cooling of nuclear material stored at the site.

Electricity is needed for cooling, ventilation and fire-extinguishing systems at the closed site. In a statement on its Facebook page, Ukrenergo also said that emergency diesel generators have been turned on but that the fuel would last for only 48 hours.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday demanded a cease-fire with Russia to allow repairs.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday on Twitter that the power loss “violates [a] key safety pillar on ensuring uninterrupted power supply,” but it added that “in this case IAEA sees no critical impact on safety.” The agency said factors including the volume of cooling water at Chernobyl were “sufficient for effective heat removal without need for electrical supply.”

The IAEA also said Tuesday that it had lost contact with monitoring systems that transmit data on nuclear material at the Chernobyl plan

Like they gonna blame anyone else. :lol:

Hopefully it's stable enough to last until the power is restored.



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12 Mar 2022, 11:14 am

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ ... be-stopped


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29 Mar 2022, 9:59 am

On Yahoo!, attributed to Reuters:

"Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chernobyl's 'Red Forest', workers say"

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Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.


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29 Mar 2022, 10:16 am

Double Retired wrote:
On Yahoo!, attributed to Reuters:

"Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chernobyl's 'Red Forest', workers say"
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Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
This radioactive dust is dangerous practically only to these soldiers themselves.
Russia has long history of disregard for safety of their own citizens.


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29 Mar 2022, 10:25 am

magz wrote:
Double Retired wrote:
On Yahoo!, attributed to Reuters:

"Unprotected Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust in Chernobyl's 'Red Forest', workers say"
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Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster drove their armoured vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the "Red Forest", kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.
This radioactive dust is dangerous practically only to these soldiers themselves.
Russia has long history of disregard for safety of their own citizens.
Russian soldiers have a reputation for disregard of their own safety, as well.  It would not surprise me if they had full-body protective gear, but simply refused to use it.



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29 Mar 2022, 10:33 am

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It would not surprise me if they had full-body protective gear, but simply refused to use it.
Or exchanged it for spirits :drunken:


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