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Ukraine's Nuclear Plant Has Lost Power Supply: IAEA
The IAEA said the plant has only about 10 days of diesel on site as drone incidents this week injured two employees.
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency reported the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been without off-site power for over a week, relying on emergency diesel generators to keep its six reactors cool.
- The facility lost its regular power supply "following military activity on the northern side of the Dnipro River," the agency stated, with the site seized by the Russian army in March 2022.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated "availability of diesel fuel is of paramount importance whenever a nuclear power plant loses off-site power," noting the plant maintains a ten-day supply following Thursday and Friday deliveries.
- On Friday, the IAEA noted three drone incidents this week at the Zaporizhzhia plant injured two employees, while the Vienna-based group attempts to negotiate a local ceasefire to facilitate electrical repairs.
- Both sides in the conflict regularly accuse one another of attacking the site on the banks of the Dnipro River, where IAEA teams have maintained a permanent presence since September 2022 to monitor safety.
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The Saporishja nuclear power plant seems to have been cut off from the external power supply for more than a week. The International Atomic Energy Agency warns of risks to nuclear safety – diesel reserves were only enough for about ten days.
·Berlin, Germany
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The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been without external power for more than a week and is currently operating on emergency diesel generators, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Saturday.
·Tallinn, Estonia
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(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [announced] that the external power supply to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been cut off for more than a week...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left3Leaning Right6Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Right
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Right
55% Right
L 27%
C 18%
R 55%
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