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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Striking Substations Key to Nuclear Plant Safety

The U.N. nuclear watchdog confirms recent damage to safety-critical substations near two plants, highlighting the risk posed when reactors lose off-site power.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Russia launched targeted attacks on substations that supply external power to nuclear facilities, calling the strikes acts of nuclear terrorism.
  • The IAEA reported military activity that damaged substations near the South Ukraine and Khmelnitskyi plants, with each site losing an external power line and no attribution assigned.
  • The agency said the Rivne station cut output at two of its four reactors in response to grid conditions linked to the incidents.
  • At the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant, efforts continue to reconnect a second external power line, and the facility is not generating electricity.
  • Reuters reported no immediate response from Russian authorities, and recent outages left Zaporizhzhia relying on diesel generators for about a month in September and October.