# Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant runs on emergency power as diesel supplies dwindle

https://mins.news/en/video/39424

- DW News, 2026-08-31 23:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7FSwv9o8cw

> Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been without external electricity for more than a week. The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia facility is using emergency diesel generators to cool its six shut-down reactors. Nuclear safety expert Dr. Nikolaus Müllner tells DW that the consequences of running out of diesel could be catastrophic.

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