Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station has restored the connection to its last remaining operating 750 kilovolt (kV) power line after it was lost for the third time in 10 days, International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday (18 October).
IAEA experts at the Zaporizhzhia site were informed by senior Ukrainian operating personnel that the connection was re-established at 21:30 local time on Monday (17 October), almost 18 hours after the line was disconnected by a protection system that automatically takes such action when the voltage drops too low.
During the station’s previous two external power cuts – on 8 and 12 October – emergency diesel generators provided the backup electricity needed for reactor cooling and other essential safety functions.
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