“The IAEA calls for the parties to activate efforts to restore power supply to the occupied ZPP, which has been working on emergency diesel generators for over a week”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The largest atomic power plant in Europe has been left without external power supply for over a week, which is the longest such event for more than three and a half years of the war. I am constantly in contact with both parties to ensure that the station reconnect quickly to the mains, ”he said on September 30.
The IAEA states that eight fuel tanks of emergency diesel generators (EDG) are now operated, nine additional blocks are in standby mode, and three are maintained on maintenance. Last week, the station was on duty to serve some of those who are idle and provide continuous accessibility.
The OCP occupied by Russia informed the IAEA command that there are still fuels for more than 10 days of work at the facility, and regular external deliveries will maintain this level.
“The current state of reactor blocks and waste fuel is stable if emergency diesel generators are capable of providing sufficient power to maintain the main security related functions and cooling,” Grossi said.
In case of complete disconnection without external power and without the operation of electric generators, nuclear fuel may melt if the power is not restored on time, the agency warns.
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Energoatom earlier declared the tenth Blackau at the occupied Russian Federation of Zaporizhzhya – September 23 at 16:56, the last power line was disconnected, through which the NPP received power from the Ukrainian power system.
The IAEA representatives at the ZPP confirmed that emergency diesel generators started working to provide the station with electricity.
Ukrenergo stated that on September 23, the regular provocation was damaged by the Russian soldiers’ transmission line that nourished the NPP from the Ukrainian power system. The company claims that in Ukraine -controlled territory, this line is good, and there are no technical obstacles to its use.
Instead, the Russian side says that external power supply has stopped allegedly through the fire action from the Armed Forces.
Zaporizhzhya NPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Russian troops occupied the city of Energodar and located near him Zaporizhzhya NPP in early March 2022.
The territory of the station periodically undergoes shelling in which Ukraine and Russia are accused of each other. The Ukrainian side from time to time states that the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is on the verge of Blacka through Russian shelling and as a result of damage to power lines.
Kyiv also stated that the Russian army was used by the NPP to store military equipment and dislocation of its servicemen.