A Ukraine nuclear plant accident happened on Friday and an official says there is no threat in the situation, insisting that normal operations are to resume Friday.
According to CBC, the Ukraine nuclear plant accident took place in Zaporozhiya and energy authorities were quick to reassure residents that there is no imminent harm following the incident.
"There is no threat ... there are no problems with the reactors," Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told a briefing Tuesday.
"Its power output is not being used. I think that the problem will be resolved by Friday," Demchyshyn added.
Demchyshyn also said that the accident in one of Europe's largest nuclear plants was due to a short circuit in the power outlet system, clarifying that it was "in no way" related to issues with power production.
Amid the Ukraine nuclear plan accident, the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna refused to comment.
It can be noted that as per the international convention, a country is to notify the said agency whenever there's a nuclear accident that can affect neighbouring countries.
In Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny P. Yatsenyuk of Ukraine reiterated what Demchyshyn said after confirming that there has been a nuclear power plant accident, but no threat as big as the Chernobyl-like catastrophe, reports New York Times.
Yatsenyuk also revealed that the only effects of the accident was a temporary disruption in the power supply and that there is no sign of any radiation leak.
An Energy Ministry press officer told the media via telephone that the damage caused by Ukraine nuclear plant accident was "minor" and "insignificant."
The same officer confirmed that repairs are ongoing at the reactor's third generating block and that operations would fully resume on Dec. 5.
Zaporizhia is considered the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and it produces approximately 4,010 megawatts of electricity.
In 1986, the explosion and fire at Ukraine's Chernobyl power plant reportedly caused by human error and a series of blasts led to a cloud of radioactive dust billowing across western and northern Europe. It is considered as the world's worst accident involving a nuclear plant to date, according to CNBC.
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