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Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown risk is low
An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overheating, but experts say that the chances are extremely slim due to the age of the reactors, which were shut down over tw
Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine lost all off-site power due to "widespread military activity" this morning local time, Azernews reports.
Russia has been warned that it risks causing a "second Chernobyl" with attacks near Ukraine's energy facilities. Experts in military intelligence and energy said Vladimir Putin 's ongoing bombardment of Ukraine 's power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures, also risks triggering a largescale disaster.