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Most large power generation facilities must be connected to a load (grid) to operate, nuclear or not.

• mschuster91 4y ago
  To operate yes... but to keep safe when the grid goes out? Only NPPs require a permanent grid connection to not blow up. That is the key issue with the Zaporizhzhia NPP - it has been shut down for months, but still the rods need to be cooled, and it's a massive logistical challenge and an absurd amount of risk involved in keeping the grid connection alive and the backup generators supplied with diesel fuel.
  • BurningFrog 4y ago
    > NPPs require a permanent grid connection to not blow up There is no risk of nuclear power stations blowing up if a power cable breaks!
  • indymike 4y ago
    > Only NPPs require a permanent grid connection to not blow up. This is untrue, and in the next sentence you contradict this statement when you mention the backup to the power grid: diesel generators which are substantially more portable, and less powerful than an entire energy grid.