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"If the power plant was I damaged it wouldn’t have lost capacity." The link stated it was not damaged, so another explanation would be it was partly shut down.

• Retric 5y ago
  They where very clear that damage occurred to the power plant not the physical reactor, while safety was maintained: > In its statement the SNRIU said Zaporozhe's six power units "remain intact, the unit 1 reactor compartment auxiliary buildings have been damaged, which does not affect the safety of the unit. The systems and components important to the safety of the NPP are operational. At present, no changes in the radiation situation have been registered." https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-appeal-after-shelling-and-fire-at-Zaporozhe https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-appeal-afte... >The fire, in a training building a few hundred metres from the reactors, was extinguished at 06:20 local time, SNRIU said. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had been told the fire at the site had not affected "essential equipment and plant personnel were taking mitigatory actions". It’s however important to realize reactors need auxiliary systems outside the physical building for cooling. I guess it’s possible the attack was precise enough to avoid such damage, but I can only assume some good luck was involved.