Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Loses Off-Site Power Connection for the 21st Time

Diesel generators activated automatically and provided the electricity required to maintain reactor core cooling and other safety functions.

UKRAINE — The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on July 3 that the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant lost its connection to the 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 line, the 21st such loss during the military conflict.

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The IAEA team on site was informed of and could hear military activity that caused the actuation of electrical protections on lines connecting the plant to the Ferosplavna-1 line, including one recently repaired during June’s ceasefire.

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Emergency diesel generators started operating to supply power for reactor cooling and other essential nuclear safety functions. Power has been recovered, but one line connecting the site to the power line remains unavailable.

Details of the July 3 Power Loss