US Politics | Reactor at Europe’s biggest nuke plant is shut down and town goes dark as shelling erupts near site
A REACTOR at Europe's biggest nuclear plant has been shut down after Ukraine accused Russian troops of shelling the site. One of two operational reactors at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant complex has been closed as shells also landed in a nearby town. 
ReutersA Russian soldier standing guard outside the plant '/ ' 
Explosions were seen in the town near the plant 
Shells exploding on the route taken by UN inspectors travelling to the plant 
ReutersA crater left by a Russian missile in the nearby town of Enerhodar '/ ' The facility was seized by Russian troops soon after they invaded and has remained on the front line ever since but fears it could be the scene of a catastrophic nuclear disaster are mounting. The plant was disconnected from the grid for the first time ever last week after fire damage to overhead power lines, again from Russian shelling. The Ukrainian operator of the site, Energoatom, said one of the two operational reactors have been shut down. ...As a result of another mortar shelling by Russian forces at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the emergency protection was activated and the operational fifth power unit was shut down,... it said. READ MORE ON UKRAINE WAR 
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'WARRIOR' Brit gardener killed by Russians while serving as volunteer medic in Ukraine Energoatom added that the other unit continues provide energy for Ukraine and is also supplying electricity for the power plant's own needs. Meanwhile, footage from the nearby town of Enerhodar shows explosions going off with the local mayor saying several civilians had been injured. Inspectors from the United Nations' IAEA nuclear watchdog are due to visit the plant in a bid to "prevent a nuclear accident", its boss Rafael Grossi said. Russia claimed 60 Ukrainian troops crossed the Dnipro river, which divides territory held by the two sides, in boats at 6am in what it said was a ...provocation... aimed at disrupting the planned IAEA visit. Most read in US News 'HE'S A MONSTER' Marine 'may be SERIAL STRANGLER,' victim's mom warns as dark past revealed parent warning Mom & baby kidnapped from Target while putting groceries into their vehicle TRAGIC END Girl, 14, shot dead while making TikTok video as witnesses reveal horror details rough justice Retired cop who spent years hunting daughter's 'killer' makes chilling wish PRISON TIME Limo boss sobs as plea deal rejected after 20 killed in brake failure crash NIGHTMARE SCENE Horror cries of man as he was stung by bees 20,000 TIMES & swallowed 30 A local Ukrainian mayor earlier said the team was unable to reach the plant after departing the city of Zaporizhzhia this morning due to Russian shelling along the pre-planned route. Footage released by the Ukrainian's shows flames from shells exploding beside the road. The IAEA has now confirmed its delegation has been delayed for three hours on the Ukrainian-held side of the frontline. Fears of a radiation leak have been growing and Energoatom said at the fire risk was also rising. The plant requires power to run the reactors' vital cooling systems \- and a loss of cooling could lead to a nuclear meltdown. Many of the radiation fears centre on a possible loss of the cooling system \- and the risk that an attack on the cooling ponds where spent fuel rods are kept could scatter radioactive material. As fears of a radiation disaster loom, iodine tablets were issued in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia \- about 27 miles from the site. The pills help block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland in the case of a nuclear disaster. Read More on The Sun 
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ReutersA Russian soldier standing guard outside the plant '/ ' Explosions were seen in the town near the plant Shells exploding on the route taken by UN inspectors travelling to the plant ReutersA crater left by a Russian missile in the nearby town of Enerhodar '/ ' The facility was seized by Russian troops soon after they invaded and has remained on the front line ever since but fears it could be the scene of a catastrophic nuclear disaster are mounting. The plant was disconnected from the grid for the first time ever last week after fire damage to overhead power lines, again from Russian shelling. The Ukrainian operator of the site, Energoatom, said one of the two operational reactors have been shut down. ...As a result of another mortar shelling by Russian forces at the site of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the emergency protection was activated and the operational fifth power unit was shut down,... it said. READ MORE ON UKRAINE WAR HOSPITAL PLUNGE Putin crony dies 'falling from window' after his oil firm slammed the war 'WARRIOR' Brit gardener killed by Russians while serving as volunteer medic in Ukraine Energoatom added that the other unit continues provide energy for Ukraine and is also supplying electricity for the power plant's own needs. Meanwhile, footage from the nearby town of Enerhodar shows explosions going off with the local mayor saying several civilians had been injured. Inspectors from the United Nations' IAEA nuclear watchdog are due to visit the plant in a bid to "prevent a nuclear accident", its boss Rafael Grossi said. Russia claimed 60 Ukrainian troops crossed the Dnipro river, which divides territory held by the two sides, in boats at 6am in what it said was a ...provocation... aimed at disrupting the planned IAEA visit. Most read in US News 'HE'S A MONSTER' Marine 'may be SERIAL STRANGLER,' victim's mom warns as dark past revealed parent warning Mom & baby kidnapped from Target while putting groceries into their vehicle TRAGIC END Girl, 14, shot dead while making TikTok video as witnesses reveal horror details rough justice Retired cop who spent years hunting daughter's 'killer' makes chilling wish PRISON TIME Limo boss sobs as plea deal rejected after 20 killed in brake failure crash NIGHTMARE SCENE Horror cries of man as he was stung by bees 20,000 TIMES & swallowed 30 A local Ukrainian mayor earlier said the team was unable to reach the plant after departing the city of Zaporizhzhia this morning due to Russian shelling along the pre-planned route. Footage released by the Ukrainian's shows flames from shells exploding beside the road. The IAEA has now confirmed its delegation has been delayed for three hours on the Ukrainian-held side of the frontline. Fears of a radiation leak have been growing and Energoatom said at the fire risk was also rising. The plant requires power to run the reactors' vital cooling systems \- and a loss of cooling could lead to a nuclear meltdown. Many of the radiation fears centre on a possible loss of the cooling system \- and the risk that an attack on the cooling ponds where spent fuel rods are kept could scatter radioactive material. As fears of a radiation disaster loom, iodine tablets were issued in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia \- about 27 miles from the site. The pills help block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland in the case of a nuclear disaster. Read More on The Sun BILL OF HEALTH Town offers £440k salary for job - 3 TIMES going rate - but still no takers SPELL CHECK I did a Shein clothes haul and it was a total fail Ukraine knows better than any other country on Earth the risks associated with nuclear power. Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the north of the country exploded and went into meltdown while under Soviet control back in 1986.
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