“Due to power surges, the New Safe Confinement — the key structure that isolates the destroyed 4th reactor of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and prevents the release of radioactive materials into the environment — was left without electricity,” the Energy Ministry said.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20251001202906/https://kyivindependent.com/chornobyl-nuclear-plant-loses-power-after-russian-attack-on-nearby-town-energy-ministry-says/
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Still interesting, I personally didn’t realise the elephant’s foot needed active measures at all. I didn’t see anything about that when I re-read the wiki page on it.
The elephant’s foot no longer requires active cooling, but I think the spent fuel rod pool does