Sean Penn is continuing to spearhead humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, and on Monday, March 28 he took to Instagram to share a video from the war-torn nation.
09.03.2022 - 16:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ukraine officials have fired a grim warning to Europe after its Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a blackout.
Control of the plant - where a nuclear disaster took place in 1986 - has been seized by Russian troops this week.
Earlier today, Ukrainian officials confirmed that the power plant had been disconnected from the national grid.
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It sparked fears that radioactive material could eventually leak from the site, as spent nuclear fuel cannot be cooled without power.
Now, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs has issued a stark warning over the safety of the power plant, calling for a ceasefire to fix it and warning that the situation is 'putting Europe in danger'.
In a post on Twitter, Dmytro Kuleba wrote: "The only electrical grid supplying the Chornobyl NPP [nuclear power plant] and all its nuclear facilities occupied by Russian army is damaged. Chernobyl NPP lost all electric supply.
"I call on the international community to urgently demand Russia to cease fire and allow repair units to restore power supply.
"Reserve diesel generators have a 48-hour capacity to power the Chornobyl NPP. After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent.
"Putin’s barbaric war puts entire Europe in danger. He must stop it immediately!"
Ukraine's nuclear operator, Energoatom, claimed this afternoon that a radiation leak from Chernobyl could spread across Europe.
It said that if spent fuel is not cooled, the temperature in holding pools would increase, leading to the 'release of radioactive substances into the environment'.
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Sean Penn is continuing to spearhead humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, and on Monday, March 28 he took to Instagram to share a video from the war-torn nation.
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