Work to restore power to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine began yesterday, Saturday – almost four weeks after the blow that caused her disconnecting it from the electricity supply network – thanks to an agreement between the warring parties for a ceasefire in the region, as announced by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
“Work has begun to restore power lines” around the facilities, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said in a post on social media platform X.Repairs are expected to take about a week.”the IAEA later announced in another statement.
The nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, the largest in Europe, captured by Russian forces in March 2022shortly after the start of the invasion of Ukraine.
On September 23, 2025 disconnected from the mains supply for tenth time and this is the longest period during which the nuclear plant has been completely cut off from the external power grid since the outbreak of war.
Currently, the station depends on seven emergency generators; for the operation of security systems and cooling of six reactors of. The IAEA assures that the generators provide the required amount of power to the station and that radioactivity levels remain at normal levels.
In early October, Moscow announced that the situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was “under control“, following alarming statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Moscow and Kiev they accuse each other of risking a nuclear disaster with blows in the area where the unit is located, and have assigned each other responsibility for disconnecting the station from the power grid.
Source :Skai
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