External power supply has improved at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is occupied by Russian troops. The nuclear power plant had been reconnected to a reserve power line, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced today, citing its representatives on site.
In addition, it was possible to increase the diesel stocks of the plant near the city of Enerhodar with seven tank trucks. This would allow the factory generators to cool the reactors in Europe’s largest nuclear power plant for ten days in an emergency. Five trucks came from the Ukrainian regional capital Zaporizhia, two from Russian-occupied territory.
In the past few days, the generators had had to step in twice because both the last remaining main line from the outside and the reserve line failed. All six reactors are currently idle. The staff are preparing to restart two reactors, said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
