Power Out at Ukraine Atomic Plants After Russian Missile Strikes
- IAEA monitors at Ukraine plants report hearing explosions
- Seven of country’s nine operational reactors were impacted
Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian rocket attack in Poltava region Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 17
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Ukraine powered down most of the remaining operational nuclear reactors under its control following a massive overnight Russian missile and drone attack.
Staff from the International Atomic Energy Agency stationed at plants in Ukraine reported that only two of nine reactors were generating electricity at full capacity on Sunday. Generation was dialed down to between 40% and 90% of capacity at the other units, according to a statement from the UN’s nuclear watchdog.