The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been shut down again. This was announced by the IAEA.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which was occupied by Russian troops, has again been shut down. “The Zaporizhia NPP again lost connection to its last remaining external main power line, but the plant continues to supply power to the grid via the backup line, the IAEA was told locally today,” the agency said in a tweet on Saturday. The incident happened less than 48 hours after IAEA chief Rafael Grossi reached the nuclear power plant.
The plant management also announced that one of the two operating units of the nuclear power plant was disconnected from the grid due to grid restrictions. One reactor is still in operation and producing electricity for both cooling and other important safety functions on site, as well as for the power grid, it said. According to the IAEA report, the nuclear power plant originally had a total of four main power lines. Three of them had been cut off “earlier during the conflict”.
Interruption already on August 25th
“Our on-site team received direct, fast and reliable information about the latest significant developments affecting the external power situation of the plant as well as the operational status of the reactors. We already have a better understanding of the functionality of the reserve power line when connecting the plant to the grid . This is crucial information for assessing the overall situation there,” said Grossi.
The power line cut – which was also temporarily cut on August 25 – followed renewed shelling in the area, Ukraine separately told the IAEA, a source said. In recent weeks, the area around the nuclear facility has been repeatedly shelled, raising fears of a nuclear disaster similar to that in Chernobyl in 1986.
Ukraine also accuses Russia of storing heavy weapons on the nuclear site and using it as a base for attacks on Ukrainian positions. Moscow denies this and assures that the soldiers stationed in the nuclear facility are only responsible for securing the nuclear power plant.
Source: Stern

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