Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant Attacked, IAEA Reports
Hızlı Bakış
- The Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP), crucial for supplying electricity to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), was heavily attacked on June 4.
- The IAEA reported observing smoke and hearing military activity, expressing concern for the ZNPP's power supply.
- ZNPP staff are sheltering, but the nuclear plant continues to operate normally.
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The Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP) is essential for providing electricity to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The ZNPP has been a focal point of concern due to its proximity to the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine.
VIENNA, June 4. /TASS/. The Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant, which supplies electricity to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), came under attack, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement on X.
"The IAEA has been informed by the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) that the nearby Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP) – whose switchyard helps deliver electricity to the ZNPP – has been under heavy attack this morning," the statement reads.
The IAEA added that its "team at the ZNPP saw light smoke coming from the direction of the ZTPP and heard the sound of military activity." "ZTPP staff are currently sheltering due to the attack," the IAEA noted. According to the agency, "the incident raises serious concern about the ZNPP’s sole remaining power line."
Meanwhile, ZNPP Spokesperson Yevgenia Yashina told TASS that the facility continues to operate normally as no safe operating procedures have been violated following the attack on the thermal power plant.
Açık Sorular
- Who is responsible for the attack on the ZTPP?
- What is the extent of the damage to the ZTPP?
- Will the ZNPP's sole remaining power line be affected?
- What measures are being taken to ensure the ZNPP's continued safe operation?
