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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant running on single power line, Russia says

The plant depends entirely on one external power line for cooling nuclear material, with repairs planned after recent outages amid ongoing military conflict.

MOSCOW, Dec 16 - The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is currently receiving electricity through ‍only ​one of two external power ‍lines, its Russian management said on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is currently receiving power only through one of its two external power lines, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Reuters. Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which has been under Russian control since March 2022, is currently generating no electricity. The plant is critically dependent on a stable external power supply to cool its nuclear fuel. If both lines are lost, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant…

The Russians said that the Zaporizhzhia NPP is again under threat of power outage and is operating from a single power line. The occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP receives power only through one of two external power lines. The shutdown of the backup line due to military operations creates the threat of a nuclear accident.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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