External power supply to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant has been restored after an outage.
Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, November 8 (Reporter Xu Weikai) On the 8th, the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant lost all external power supply due to damage to the "iron alloy-1" transmission line, and switched to emergency diesel generators. After emergency repairs, the line returned to operation the same day, and the external power supply to the nuclear power plant was restored.
The Press Office of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant published that same day on social media that the 330 kilovolt "Iron Alloy-1" line that supplies the nuclear power plant's electricity was disconnected due to damage that activated the protection device, and immediately the backup diesel generator began supplying electricity to the equipment required for the safe operation of the nuclear power plant. During the power outage, the safety systems of the nuclear power plant operated as usual, there were no violations of limits and operating conditions, and radiation levels in the plant and in the monitoring areas were within the normal range.
The International Atomic Energy Agency posted on social media the same day that the nuclear power plant lost external power again in the early morning hours of the 8th. This was the 27th such incident since the outbreak of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. International Atomic Energy Agency experts based at the Porozia nuclear power plant said the plant's existing fuel reserves could keep emergency diesel generators running for about two weeks. Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on the 8th of 8th that it is very important to restore the connection between nuclear power plants and the electricity grid and to increase the diesel reserves on site.
The nuclear power plant reported in the evening that the "Ferro-1 alloy" line was put into operation after emergency repairs, the external power supply of the nuclear power plant was restored and the backup diesel generator was put into service.
The Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant is one of the largest nuclear power plants in Europe. After the Ukrainian crisis escalated in February 2022, Russia took over the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Since then, the nuclear power plant has been repeatedly bombed or attacked by drones, raising international concerns about its safety.