Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant reconnected to country’s power grid, nuclear operator says

Fire near ZNPP

As reported by CNN on Friday morning, August 26, 2022.

The article reports:

An administrative worker at the plant told CNN Friday that amid “shelling around the station and the city, smoke from fires, dust from the ash dump of a thermal power plant,” the “situation sometimes looks like the end of the world.”

“It’s really tough when there are strong winds,” the worker, who has spoken with CNN on previous occasions and whose identity is not being disclosed for their security, added.

On Thursday evening, August 25, 2022, CNN reported that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was “Hanging by a ‘threat,'” and that a “staff exodus risks safety.”

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