[２５日 ロイター] – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on the 25th that the world narrowly avoided a nuclear accident at the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
At the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Ukrainian state-owned nuclear company Energoatom said on Thursday that a fire near the plant damaged power lines and disconnected two of its six reactors, which had been fully operational, from the power grid. announced that it was He accused the Russian side of disconnecting.
Zelensky said backup diesel generators were immediately put into operation, ensuring the supply of electricity for the plant’s cooling and safety systems. “Without the operation of the diesel generators and the response by the staff of our nuclear power plant, we would have been forced to deal with a nuclear accident,” he said, adding that “Russia will make all people of Ukraine and Europe a radiation disaster.” It has pushed us to the brink of death,” he said.
He also appealed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other countries around the world to act more quickly to withdraw Russian troops from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.