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Power outages persist in North Carolina after armed attacks on substations AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 05.12.2022 40,000 people were left without electricity in the state of North Carolina (USA) after unknown persons fired at two substations with firearms. The incidents occurred on Saturday evening. In Moore County, the most severely affected by the incident, a state of emergency has been declared and a curfew has been imposed from 9 p.m. on Sunday to 5 a.m. on Monday, the district's schools will be closed on Monday. Duke Energy said that "several pieces of equipment" were damaged as a result of the attack and needed to be replaced. The company warned that power outages could last several days. Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields explained at a press conference on Sunday that the attack looked like this: "Someone drove up and opened fire on the substation, the same with another one." The incident is being investigated. To date, no one has claimed responsibility for what happened. Other news: 423 nuclear units are operating in the world, 57 units are under construction In 2022, construction started for 7 units, 4 with Chinese reactors and 3 with Russian ones. WANO announces the winners of the 2022 Nuclear Excellence Awards WANO presents the awards during each WANO Biennial General Meeting. The Paks II Nuclear Power Plant receives construction licence This is the first time that a power unit with this type of reactor has been issued a construction licence in the European Union. |
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