ZNPP in the high-risk zone: power supply line damaged due to shelling

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, occupied by Russian troops, is once again in a high-risk area. It is known that it is currently connected to the Ukrainian power grid by only one power line.

This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the press service of Energoatom.

It is noted that the increase in the level of danger was caused by the Russian shelling on September 2. It damaged one of the two external overhead lines. Energoatom reports that it is through this line that the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP receives power from the Ukrainian power system to be able to meet its own needs.

“If it is damaged, an emergency will arise due to the loss of external power to the pumps,” the company said in a statement.

Energoatom explained that these pumps cool the reactor cores and fuel pools at ZNPP.

“Ukrainian specialists are not yet able to inspect the damage site and start repairing the line, as there is a real threat of repeated shelling of the site by Russian troops,” the company said.

It is reported that Ukrainian specialists will repair the line as soon as they are guaranteed safety.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 03/09/2024