IAEA Chief Says Backup Power Line at Zaporizhzhia Plant Is Restored
IAEA Director Rafael Grossi stated that the 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 off-site line was reconnected on Thursday after maintenance under a fifth local ceasefire arranged by the UN nuclear watchdog late last month.
He noted that the ZNPP had relied on the 750 kV Dniprovska line to maintain all essential nuclear safety functions for 23 days. Before the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, the plant had four 750 kV and six 330 kV power lines available.
“The restoration of the additional off-site power line strengthens nuclear safety and security,” Grossi said, adding that the Ferosplavna-1 line had been disconnected on Feb. 10 “reportedly as a result of military activity at the switchyard operated by the Zaporizhzhya Thermal Power Plant (ZTPP).”
Grossi also noted that an IAEA-brokered ceasefire came into effect on Feb. 27 to allow repairs on the 330 kV line.
Tensions remain high around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which is also among the world’s ten largest, as Moscow and Kyiv continue to accuse each other of attacks near the facility, raising concerns over a potential nuclear disaster.
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