Update 291 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

For more than a week, the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is powered by only one high-voltage line.

This is stated in the IAEA report, published on May 15. On May 7, the only backup power line with a voltage of 330 kilovolts, which remained at the disposal of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, was disconnected. This made the station completely dependent on a single 750 kV working line. According to the IAEA, the damage occurred in the territory controlled by Ukraine, at a certain distance from the nuclear power plant itself. However, due to the intense fig…

ZNPP has been dependent on one power line for a week due to damage - The IAEA ZNPP, under occupation since 2022, has been powered by one power line for more than a week. The backup line was disconnected on May 7, and repairs are impossible due to hostilities.

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Update 291 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

May152025 Language English 36/2025 Vienna, Austria Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine English Ukraine Conflict Press Centre Director General Corner Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has for more than a week relied on a single power line to supply the electricity it needs for essential nuclear safety functions, with the military conflict hampering efforts to restore the connection to its back-up line, Director …