Blackout at ZNPP: IAEA reports start of plant connection to power grid

After lengthy negotiations between representatives of Ukraine and Russia, the process of restoring the connection of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the power grid has begun.

This is stated in a statement by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.

This involves repairing damaged high-voltage lines – 750 kV “Dniprovska” and 330 kV “Ferrosplavna-1”, which run on opposite sides of the front line. They are supposed to provide the ZNPP with external power, necessary for cooling the six shut-down reactors and spent nuclear fuel.

“While it will take some time before the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is reconnected to the grid, both parties are working constructively with us to achieve this important goal for the sake of nuclear safety. No one benefits from further deterioration of the situation,” Grossi stressed.

As a reminder, on Monday, October 6, specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recorded a series of powerful shelling in the area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant . The distance to the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was only 1.25 kilometers, which is dangerously close to the strategic facility.

As is known, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been operating in backup diesel generator mode for over a week , which creates serious safety risks.

The Center for National Resistance previously warned that fuel shortages in the temporarily occupied territories pose a danger to the operation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

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