The last remaining backup 330 kilovolt (kV) power line at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in Ukraine, damaged since 1 March, remains disconnected and under repair, again highlighting the fragility of nuclear safety and security at Europe’s largest nuclear power station International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
For three weeks, the six-unit Zaporizhzhia has received offsite electricity from only one remaining 750 kV main external power line. Though all six reactors at the ZNPP are in shutdown, with two in hot shutdown, the facility needs offsite power to perform essential nuclear safety and security functions. Without the backup line, any damage to the 750 kV line will result in total loss of all offsite power to the plant.
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