The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is not doing well. It's really bad.
According to the New York Times, shelling around the Russia-controlled plant has destroyed the power infrastructure fueling the surrounding town of Enerhodar, which has no running water or sewage, and no offsite power for the reactor.
The director general of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency called for a safe zone to be set up around the facility.
He said that the power plant has no offsite power. Once infrastructure is repaired it is damaged again.
In the last few weeks, the plant has been cut off from external power multiple times. The plant lost offsite power for the first time in its history on August 25 when fighting severed cables between Zaporizhzhia and a fossil fuel pant. The plant had to rely on its backup diesel generators after the line was fixed.
This cable and others have been severed again because of the volatile situation. In a war zone, where conflict can limit access to fuel and other supplies, the reserve diesel system is especially dangerous.
This isn't a normal way for a plant to work. According to the New York Times, the plant has never relied on security measures for more than a few hours.
There are many dangers of war in a nation with active nuclear plants. The UN is very concerned about the fact that the plant is considering turning to diesel if they can't fix the cables.
The need to establish a nuclear safety and security protection zone is demonstrated by this dramatic development. It's the only way to make sure we don't have a nuclear accident.
The UN Watchdog Warns that the conditions at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant are unsustainable.
There are fighting heat up near a nuclear plant.
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