{"id":1366986,"date":"2022-03-09T07:57:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366986"},"modified":"2022-03-09T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T18:01:00","slug":"ukraine-warns-chernobyl-might-release-radioactive-substances-after-severed-power-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-warns-chernobyl-might-release-radioactive-substances-after-severed-power-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Warns Chernobyl Might Release Radioactive Substances After Severed Power Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-warns-chernobyl-might-release-radioactive-substances-after-severed-power-connection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1366986&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1235373669.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Reports out of Ukraine claim that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could release radioactive substances because its severed power connection prevents it from cooling used nuclear fuel.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine\u2019s state-run nuclear company Energoatom said Wednesday that the used fuel assemblies at the plant could not cooled due to the power outage from a severed power connection, which could not be repaired due to fighting in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Energoatom stated that if the fuel assemblies are not cooled, it would trigger \u201cthe release of radioactive substances into the environment. The radioactive cloud could be carried by wind to other regions of Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and Europe,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/ukraine-nuclear-firm-warns-radiation-risk-after-power-cut-occupied-chernobyl-2022-03-09\/?taid=6228946f07024b000156b732&#038;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&#038;utm_medium=trueAnthem&#038;utm_source=twitter\">Reuters<\/a> reported, adding, \u201cThe IAEA had warned on Tuesday that the systems monitoring nuclear material at the radioactive waste facilities at Chernobyl had stopped transmitting data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the U.N. nuclear watchdog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world\/articles\/2022-03-09\/iaea-says-no-critical-impact-on-safety-after-power-loss-at-chernobyl\">countered<\/a> Wednesday, \u201cHeat load of spent fuel storage pool and volume of cooling water at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sufficient for effective heat removal without need for electrical supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ukraine\u2019s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo said, \u201cBecause of military actions of Russian occupiers the nuclear power plant in Chornobyl was fully disconnected from the power grid. Nuclear station has no power supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a statement on its Facebook page, Ukrenergo also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/npcukrenergo\/posts\/327381389430693\">said\u00a0<\/a>emergency diesel generators have been turned on but that that fuel would last for only 48 hours,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/03\/09\/chernobyl-ukraine-russia-iaea-nuclear-monitoring-lost\/\">The Washington Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The only electrical grid supplying the Chornobyl NPP and all its nuclear facilities occupied by Russian army is damaged. CNPP lost all electric supply. I call on the international community to urgently demand Russia to cease fire and allow repair units to restore power supply. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Reserve diesel generators have a 48-hour capacity to power the Chornobyl NPP. After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent. Putin\u2019s barbaric war puts entire Europe in danger. He must stop it immediately!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reserve diesel generators have a 48-hour capacity to power the Chornobyl NPP. After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent. Putin\u2019s barbaric war puts entire Europe in danger. He must stop it immediately! 2\/2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DmytroKuleba\/status\/1501531432031858690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Josep Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, expressed his concern on Twitter, writing, \u201cSpoke to\u00a0 @rafaelmgrossi\u00a0 about the very worrying situation regarding the Chernobyl powerplant.\u00a0 I call on Russia to preserve safety of nuclear infrastructure in #Ukraine.\u00a0 Full support to\u00a0 @iaeaorg\u00a0efforts to find an agreement on practical solutions in these dramatic circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rafaelmgrossi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rafaelmgrossi<\/a> about the very worrying situation regarding the Chernobyl powerplant.<\/p>\n<p>I call on Russia to preserve safety of nuclear infrastructure in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Full support to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iaeaorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iaeaorg<\/a> efforts to find an agreement on practical solutions in these dramatic circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosepBorrellF\/status\/1501598197961183239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-2bed71c00916d44ea951c5809b446db3?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_medium=AP\">reported<\/a> on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>The crisis is likely to get worse as Moscow\u2019s forces step up their bombardment of cities in response to what appear to be stronger Ukrainian resistance and heavier Russian losses than anticipated.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Echoing the director of the CIA, British Defense Secretary said Russia\u2019s assault will get \u201cmore brutal and more indiscriminate\u201d as Putin tries to regain momentum.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Britain\u2019s Defense Ministry said fighting continued northwest of Kyiv. The cities of Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy and Mariupol were being heavily shelled and remained encircled by Russian forces.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports out of Ukraine claim that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant could release radioactive substances because its severed power connection prevents it from cooling used nuclear fuel.Ukraine\u2019s state-run nuclear company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1366986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1366986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1366986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1366986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1366986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1366986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}