Which isn't wrong per-se. Most nuclear plants use their own output to power the cooling ponds to begin with.According to Russia, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has electricity needed for powering the pumps to cool spent fuel again.
The problem is that Chernobyl no longer has any significant output. The last reactor was shut down in 2000.Which isn't wrong per-se. Most nuclear plants use their own output to power the cooling ponds to begin with.
Where they fucked up was cutting the lines to ensure there wasn't any off sight redundancy.
case in point:
A French restaurant says it received insults and threats from customers who thought its signature Quebecois dish poutine was named after Putin
La Maison de la Poutine said it "seems necessary" to remind diners its name and signature dish are "unrelated to the Russian regime and its leader."www.businessinsider.com