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Ukraine's nuclear plant has lost power supply: IAEA
VIENNA: The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been without off-site power for more than a week and is currently relying on emergency diesel generators, the UN's nuclear watchdog said on Saturday (Aug 29).The plant, which needs power to keep its six non-operating reactors cool, has only a 10-day diesel supply on site, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement.It has not had a delivery to an off-site storage facility in about six months, but the plant had been supplied with diesel on Thursday and Friday from another off-site location, the IAEA added."The availability of diesel fuel is of paramount importance whenever a nuclear power plant loses off-site power," said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi."The current situation once again shows why reliable
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