The shutdown Zaporozhye nuclear power plant was reconnected to the Ukrainian energy system

The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in the occupied city of Enerhodar is again receiving electricity from the Ukrainian power grid, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

Engineers have repaired one of the four main power lines linking the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with Kyiv-controlled territory of Ukraine. Three more main lines remain disconnected.

“All six ZNPP reactors have been shut down, but they still need electricity to maintain safety. Since September 5, the station has not been supplying electricity to households, factories and other consumers,” the IAEA said.

• Zaporozhye NPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. In August, she began to be subjected to regular shelling, in which Russia and Ukraine blamed each other.
• On September 1, an IAEA mission arrived at the Zaporozhye NPP . The agency said that the shelling of the plant is an unprecedented situation that threatens to have serious consequences for both Ukraine and neighboring countries, and called for the immediate creation of a safe zone around the nuclear power plant.
• The station was completely shut down on 6 September. Her last working power unit was turned off and they began to prepare for the transition to a cold state.