Ukraine: Rivne Nuclear Power Plant in an IODINE PIT! What's going on?

Following Russia's strikes in Ukraine, part of Rivne was left without power due to an attack on the 330 kV Rivne substation. The reactors at the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) were in an 'iodine pit,' meaning the nuclear power plant was unable to restore power to Ukraine's power grid. Kyiv announced that plans have been developed to restore power generation following the forced power outage caused by the Russian attack. Borys Martsinkevich provides a detailed analysis of the incident at the Rivne NPP and its impact on Ukraine's power grid. Learn more in the new Geoenergy Info video. 00:00 Strikes on Ukraine: Accident at the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant? 00:28 What is an iodine pit? How does a xenon (iodine) pit work in a reactor? 01:24 How dangerous is this for the nuclear power plant and Ukraine's energy system? 02:25 Cause of incident: power maneuvering? 03:50 A Chernobyl Repeat? Comparing the Chernobyl and Rivne Nuclear Power Plant Accidents 05:26 Technical causes of the Chernobyl disaster: what went wrong 08:14 Return to 100% power and the risk of blackouts in Ukraine 09:47 Power grid strikes: What will happen to the nuclear power plant if the substations are destroyed? 10:30 Reliability of WWER reactors: Experience of Armenia, Turkey, and China 12:54 How to Prevent Collapse? A Political Solution for the Ukrainian Energy Sector