Spain nuclear plants in 'safe' shutdown mode after blackout

Madrid (AFP) April 28, 2025

Spain's nuclear power plants automatically stopped on Monday when a massive blackout hit, but diesel generators were keeping them in "safe condition", officials said. The shutdown of the country's nuclear plants was "in line with their design" when confronted with an unexpected power outage, the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) said in a statement. That happened when the country suff