The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the beleaguered Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the south of the country. The ZNPP suffered a complete loss of offsite power on 23 September following military activity in the vicinity, marking the 10th time this has happened since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. “Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has been without external power for more than a week now, which is by far the longest lasting such event during more than three and a half years of war,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. It is currently operating on emergency power which “is clearly not a sustainable situation in terms of nuclear safety,” he said, adding that “neither side would benefit from a nuclear accident.”
Ukraine: IAEA engaging to get power restored at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant | UN News
