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Electric Power Restored to Ukraine’s Chernobyl Plant

Power Restored to Ukraine’s Chernobyl Plant, Seized by Russian Forces: Kyiv,   Moscow Times, 14 Mar 22, Electricity supply has been restored at Ukraine’s retired Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was seized by Russian forces in the first days of the invasion, energy officials in Kyiv said Sunday……….

Power had been cut to the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, though the UN’s atomic watchdog said there was “no critical impact to safety.”…………..

Ukraine said on Wednesday power had been cut to the plant, but the UN’s atomic watchdog said there was “no critical impact on safety.”

Russian forces also shelled and captured the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europea’s biggest atomic power plant, on March 4, causing a fire that raised alarm in Europe over a possible nuclear catastrophe.

Russian engineers arrived at Zaporizhzhia earlier this week to check radiation levels. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/13/bermuda-suspends-licenses-for-hundreds-of-russian-aircraft-a76907

March 15, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized