The IAEA has been informed that the Zaporizhzhya NPP today lost off-site power for the 21st time during the military conflict when it lost its connection to the 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 line. At the same time, the IAEA team on-site was informed of and could hear military activity that caused the actuation of electrical protections of lines connecting the ZNPP to the Ferosplavna-1 line – including one that was recently repaired during June’s ceasefire. The site’s emergency diesel generators started operating to provide power for reactor cooling and other essential nuclear safety functions and power has been recovered – however, one line connecting the site to the power line remains unavailable. The latest loss of off-site power again highlights the extreme fragility of nuclear safety at the plant and the need for maximum military restraint to help prevent a nuclear accident, DG Rafael Grossi says.
: International Atomic Energy Agency