US EditionOff-site power is being restored to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, officials say
- Thursday, off-site power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces for nearly four years, is being restored after a monthlong outage.
- Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk said the damaged 750-kilovolt Dniprovska transmission line has been repaired after the Sept. 23 severing of the plant's last external power line.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency said repairs proceeded under a local ceasefire, with Russian and Ukrainian forces establishing special ceasefire zones and engaging constructively.
- The IAEA called the return of off-site power `a key step for nuclear safety` as reliable power cools six shutdown reactors and spent fuel to prevent catastrophic nuclear incidents.
- The IAEA cautioned that nuclear safety remains under severe threat, with Grossi warning `we are far from being out of the woods yet` despite some positive news.
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The Russian engineers have restored the link between the Zaporojie nuclear power plant to the Ukrainian energy system, after which, for a month, the installation has been dedicated to fuel generation, according to The Guardian.
Power supply to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant restored after month-long blackout
‘Today is a rare, good day for nuclear safety and security in Ukraine and beyond, although overall situation of course remains highly precarious,’ says head of UN nuclear watchdog - Anadolu Ajansı
After a month of failure due to the Russian invasion, Europe's largest nuclear power plant can again cool its circuits, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Thursday, 23 October.
The Ukrainian centre has again received electricity after a month of interruption, the longer since the beginning of the war, thanks to a local ceasefire between Russian and Ukrainian troops.
The resumption of the power plant's supply, which has been occupied by Russian forces since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, following the repair of a line off the site through a local ceasefire, is "a crucial step for nuclear safety and security", the United Nations nuclear surveillance agency has responded.
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