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Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 08 MAR 2023 21:40 PST - Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant De-Energized
🕑 Added 2023-03-09 05:36:10 +0000 UTCBoth power connections, the 330 kV backup, and 750 kV primary, have been disconnected due to Russia's missile attack.
Reactors 5 and 6 were safely brought to a cold shutdown, which cut off the heat and hot water supply to Enerhodar. The facility is currently powered by 18 emergency diesel generators. Energoatom reports there is a ten-day supply of diesel fuel at the station.
It would be very risky, given the state of the plant due to non-use for months, to bring reactors to a low-power state and run in "island mode" if the diesel fuel supply reaches a critical level.
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Boy it really feels like all the boxes have been checked. Ukraine publicly and loudly announcing they are staying put in bakhmut to tie down russian forces, attacking Russias electronic warfare and radar installations. All the things one does right before launching a classic textbook counterattack. It feels like a huge tsunami is growing and growing and just about ready to crash. The tension is killing me
Oh god just let the nightmare end!!
