#nuclearsafety
IAEA chief: Previously removed mines at Zaporizhzhia power plant 'back in place'
The mines which were previously identified by the IAEA team and were removed in November 2023, "are now back in place" in a restricted area inaccessible to operational plant personnel, according to Grossi.
"The presence of mines is inconsistent with the IAEA safety standards," Grossi said.
The plant also lost its immediate back-up power supply to the reactor units for several hours this week, the monitoring mission reported, in the latest incident underlining "persistent nuclear safety and security risks" at the site. The back-up power supply was reportedly restored eight hours later when two other back-up power electrical transformers were put into operation.
#RussiaInvadedUkraine #WarCrimes #Nuclear #ZNPP #Zaporizhzhia-Nuclear-PowerPlant #mines #LandMines #NuclearSafety #safety #IAEA #StandWithUkraine
IAEA Chief: Situation at Zaporizhzhia NP Plant Dangerous
On Tuesday, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cautioned that the nuclear safety and security status at the #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant situated in Ukraine is extremely fragile and dangerous.
"Military activities continue in the region and may well increase very considerably in the near future," #IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said in a UN Security Council briefing.
According Grossi, despite being in a temporary shut-down is not sustainable, the plant has been operating with a notably diminished workforce,
#Russia #Ulraine #NuclearPlant #NuclearSafety #UkraineWar
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/IAEA-Chief-Situation-at-Zaporizhzhia-NP-Plant-Dangerous-20230531-0003.html
Xcel Energy Shuts Down #Minnesota Nuclear Plant After Second Leak of Radioactive Tritium
Minnesota’s largest electric utility has temporarily shut down the Monticello nuclear power plant after reporting radioactive tritium was released into the surrounding groundwater near the Mississippi River. It’s the second such spill reported by Xcel Energy since November. Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency reports the plant’s shutdown caused a massive die-off of fish due to a change in water temperature in the #Mississippi.
#NuclearEnergy #NuclearSafety #NuclearLeak #US #Environment #Pollution #safety
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/28/headlines/xcel_energy_shuts_down_minnesota_nuclear_plant_after_second_leak_of_radioactive_tritium
