IAEA confirms Zaporizhzhia power re-connection
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IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi expressed appreciation to Russia and Ukraine for the local cease-fire, which restored external electricity to Zaporozhsky nuclear power plant. IAEA noted in X that the Zaporozh nuclear power plant had been reconnected to the power grid. "Director General Grossi thanked the Russian Federation and Ukraine for cooperating with the Agency in reaching a ceasefire agreement and for the possibility of restoring exter…
The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, thanked Russia and Ukraine for the agreement on a local ceasefire, which restored the transmission line to the Zaporozh nuclear power plant, and after completion of the repair, the station gained access to the external power grid, as reported by the IAEA press service.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on the 7th that external power had been restored to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, after approximately three weeks of fears of a complete power outage. On August 20th, the Zaporizhzhia plant lost its only remaining external power line connection due to ongoing fighting north of the Dnieper River, and had been relying on emergency diesel generators for power. With …
Director-General of the IAEA described the restoration of energy as "a crucial step" to prevent a nuclear accident.
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