The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi reported that Ukraine’s nuclear power plants have taken precautionary measures, reducing their activity, due to damage done to electrical substations that are connected to them. The statement, “Update 260—IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine,” says: “Ukraine’s operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) reduced electricity production as a precautionary measure this morning following widespread military activities across the country that reportedly targeted its energy infrastructure, putting nuclear safety and security under further pressure.…
“Although the three NPPs—Khmelnytskyy, Rivne and South Ukraine—were not directly impacted and did not shut down, several electrical substations on which they depend suffered further damage during the strikes, Director General Grossi said, citing information from Ukraine’s national regulator. The main power lines from four of the substations were disconnected. At the moment, only two of the country’s nine operational reactors currently generate electricity at 100% capacity.”
