Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant restores external power supply after blackout
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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in 2023. Photo: Ercin Erturk / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) regained its external electricity supply on the evening of 8 November.
Source: Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy company Energoatom
Quote: "The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is once again receiving external power from the Ukrainian national grid. The 330 kV Ferrosplavna-1 power line was reconnected at 17:41."
Details: However, Energoatom stressed that the situation at ZNPP remains extremely dangerous.
As long as the plant remains under Russian occupation, the threat of further power outages persists, as do risks to nuclear and radiation safety.
Background:
- ZNPP completely lost its external power supply on the night of 7-8 November, marking the plant's 16th blackout since the beginning of the year.
- A recent investigation by Greenpeace Ukraine found that Russia has been deliberately disabling power lines supplying electricity to ZNPP.
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