A nuclear crisis? Shelling and militarization at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | Ukraine latest

Ukraine's state nuclear company Enerrgoatom said all six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain disconnected from the country's electrical grid. The plant is still disconnected after fires caused by shelling nearby meant the plant went offline. Energoatom said there were currently no issues with the plant's machinery or its safety systems. Work is continuing to restore Zaporizhzhia's connection to the grid. The regional governor of Zaporizhzhia, Oleksandr Starukh, later said two of the reactors at the plant had resumed operations. In televised remarks, Starukh said the fifth reactor at the plant is in the process of resuming operations while the sixth reactor is currently working at 10% capacity. Prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Zaporizhzhia supplied roughly one-fifth of Ukraine's electricity. It is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. In March, Russian forces occupied the plant, though Ukrainian engineers from Enerrgoatom remain responsible for the plant's day-to-day operations under exceedingly difficult circumstances. The plant has been repeatedly hit with shells in the last two weeks. Kyiv and Moscow point the finger at the other side for the shelling. The UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for the demilitarization of Zaporizhzhia.

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