Amajor malfunction occurred at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Russia. Power outages have already started in several populated areas and also affected occupied Crimea, reports the Russian Ministry of Energy.
“In the energy system of southern Russia, due to a malfunction in the generating equipment at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant and under conditions of increased loads on the power system, temporary consumption restriction schedules of 1.5 GW have been introduced to maintain the stability of the power system,” the ministry stated.
โข๏ธ Russia: Reactor #2 shut down at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant after a failure that led to steam leaks. pic.twitter.com/cXywMX0L8c
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) July 16, 2024
In #Rostov region, something is burning very powerfully. The smoke can be seen from 40 kilometers away ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/oU8gsmTSF0
— Aurora Borealis ๐คซ (@aborealis940) July 16, 2024
๐ Occupied Crimea. Black out. Second video: Rostov-on-Don. Also a blackout. pic.twitter.com/7G0oYTz0M7
— โ Albina Fella โ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง๐ซ๐ท๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฑ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ (@albafella1) July 16, 2024
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