Accident At Ukraine Nuclear Plant Forces Reactor Shutdown

Zaporozhskaya nuclear plant (Photo from www.npp.zp.ua)

"Nuclear Accident" In Southeast Ukraine, PM Yatsenyuk Says -- Deutsche Welle

Ukraine's government says a nuclear accident has occurred in the country's southeast. The incident is said to pose no threat, however.

A statement from Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Wednesday said a nuclear accident had taken place in the country's southeast.

Ukraine's energy minister said a short circuit led to a drop in production energy production, and insisted it posed no danger.

"The accident happened in the third block of the Zaporozhiya nuclear power plant in the power output section. This is in no way associated with the reactor, Volodymyr Demchyshyn said at a briefing.

"There is no threat ... there are no problems with the reactors." He added the accident affected the power output system "in no way."

He said the plant would be running at full strength on December 5.

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My Comment: When I read news reports like this one .... I always end up thinking of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.