This incident happened “after new bombardments”, according to the Ukrainian authorities, however the station continues to operate “thanks to a backup line”, the IAEA clarifies.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which has been seized by Russian troops, has “again lost connection” to the power grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose experts are on the ground, said in a statement today.
The last operating line “suffered damage”, the IAEA explained, recalling that the other three had been “previously lost during the conflict”.
This incident happened “after new shelling in the zone”, according to the information provided by the Ukrainian authorities to the UN service.
However, the station continues to operate “thanks to a backup line,” the IAEA said.
On August 25 the nuclear plant, Europe’s largest, was completely disconnected from the Ukrainian grid for the first time in its history, before being reconnected afterwards.
The situation at the Zaporizhia station (southern Ukraine) worries many international leaders. The two sides accuse each other of shelling the station area, and risking a nuclear meltdown.
The UN nuclear watchdog is now being updated almost in real time thanks to a team that arrived this week, with director-general Rafael Grossi saying he was “very concerned” about the risk of a major nuclear accident.
Grossi left the station after a few hours, but six specialists remain on site, two of whom are to remain “on an ongoing basis,” a presence “of utmost importance to help stabilize the situation,” according to the chief. IAEA.
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