Russian shelling damaged one of the two external overhead lines through which the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP receives power from the Ukrainian power system.
Points of attention
- Russian shelling caused damage to the power line that feeds the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP from the Ukrainian power system.
- Damage to the line can lead to an emergency situation due to the loss of power to the pumps that cool the active zones of the reactors at the ZNPP.
- Ukrainian specialists cannot start repairing the line due to the threat of repeated shelling of the site by Russian troops.
- The restoration of the line is expected after the safety guarantee for specialists and the power plant.
What is the situation at the ZANP
As reported by Energoatom, the increase in the level of danger was influenced by the Russian shelling on September 2. During it, one of the two external air lines was damaged.
It is through it that the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP receives power from the energy system of Ukraine in order to be able to meet its own needs.
In case of its damage, an emergency situation will arise due to the loss of external power supply to the pumps, - the message says.
Energoatom explained that it is these pumps that cool the active zones of the reactors and fuel holding pools of the ZNPP.
Ukrainian specialists cannot yet inspect the damage site and start repairing the line, because there is a real threat of repeated shelling of the site by Russian troops, the company said.
Ukrainian specialists will repair this line as soon as they are guaranteed safety.
The Director General of the IAEA will visit the ZNPP
The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is currently on his way to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
He announced this on September 3.
It has been two years since we established the Support and Facilitation Mission in Zaporizhzhia to help ensure nuclear safety at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. I am going to the Zaporizhzhya NPP to continue our assistance and help prevent a nuclear accident, Grossi said.
Other details of his trip have not been disclosed at this time.
