Disconnection of Russian-held plant raises fears of catastrophic failure of cooling systems
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been disconnected from Ukraine’s national grid for the first time in nearly 40 years of operation, the country’s nuclear power operator, Energoatom, has said.
The final power line connecting the plant to the grid was cut twice by fires at the ash pits of a nearby coal-fired power plant. Three other lines had already been taken out in months of fighting.