Blackout at Chornobyl NPP - Power restored, no radiation threat
Photo: The "New Safe Confinement" structure over the destroyed 4th reactor unit of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (wikipedia.org)
Power supply has been fully restored at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, with no radiation level exceedances detected on the site.
This was announced by Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk, according to the Ministry of Energy’s channel.
Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk announced that power supply has been fully restored to all facilities of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that were cut off following a Russian strike on energy infrastructure in the city of Slavutych.
"The radiation levels at the site remain within control limits. There is no threat to the population," the minister said.
Hrynchuk thanked energy workers for their swift and effective response, emphasizing that "your work ensures the safety of all Ukraine and Europe."
Chernobyl blackout
On Wednesday, October 1, Russian forces damaged an energy infrastructure facility in the Kyiv region with drone strikes.
The attack caused a total power outage in the city of Slavutych and parts of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.
Among the affected sites was the State Specialized Enterprise "Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the nuclear facility had been without power for three hours and described the Russian strike as deliberate.
