“The repaired 750 kilovolt (kV) line supplies Europe’s largest nuclear power plant with the necessary electricity to ensure reactor cooling and other safety functions,” the IAEA says
Its Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporizhia has been reconnected to the country’s power grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today, as power to the facility had been cut, increasing the risk of an accident.
“The repaired 750 kilovolt (kV) line supplies Europe’s largest nuclear power plant (…) with the necessary electricity to ensure reactor cooling and other safety functions,” says the IAEA in a statement he issued.
Although Zaporizhia’s six reactors have been shut down, the nuclear fuel inside them must be cooled to prevent a potentially catastrophic meltdown. This means that the station needs electricity to pump water into the reactor core.
Zaporizhia’s power supply was a source of great concern after the last main line was cut and then three auxiliary lines, which can be connected to a nearby thermal power station, were also disconnected.
THE nuclear power plant it was thus placed in a state where it was being powered by its last operating reactor, although this could not last for long. An auxiliary power line was reconnected a week ago, allowing that reactor to be shut down as well.
“With the reconnection of the main line yesterday evening, the three auxiliary lines can once again be in reserve,” the IAEA said in a statement.
“The other three main external 750kV power lines, which were lost earlier in the collision, remain out of service,” he added.
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