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Six of Ukraine’s 15 operating nuclear reactors have stopped sending electricity to the country’s power grid – a high rate of disconnection compared to routine operations prior to the Russian invasion. The reduction in production may be due to war’s interference with the operation of facilities that require rich industrial materials and maintenance. interruptions, Western experts sayit could turn into permanent power cuts that could further cripple the besieged country.

“Simply put, nuclear power plants are not designed for war zones.” James M. Actonnuclear analyst at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said in a recent report. He added that Ukraine’s nuclear facilities “could in any case become a target in a war that would interrupt their operations.”

Ukraine has four expanding complexes that house 15 operational reactors in different parts of the country. Outages from the country’s electricity grid are reported and filed by the Ukrainian State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate in Kiev daily updates. For example, on February 1 reported He said all of Ukraine’s nuclear reactors are sending power to the electricity grid. It is not uncommon for individual reactors to be out of order for maintenance and other purposes.

In contrast, starting last Sunday, three days before the invasion, the government agency started reporting An unusual rate of disconnection: Six of the country’s 15 reactors are down. Inspectorate’s updates are bare bones and there is no reason for outages.

this Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant The region with the most reactors offline in eastern Ukraine. It is located in the north of Crimea, on one of the main occupation routes of Russia. The plant is the largest nuclear reactor complex not only in Ukraine but also in Europe, and three of its six reactors are currently not producing electricity.

On Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency, sets safety standards for the world’s nuclear reactors, reported He said Russian forces “approached” Zaporizhzhia but did not enter the complex.