Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant operates on single power line due to Russian attacks, nearing blackout

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been using a single power line due to Russian attacks. Source: press service of Energoatom, Ukraine's state nuclear energy regulator Details: "Zaporizhzhia NPP is on the verge of another blackout.

Apr 4, 2024 - 08:22
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant operates on single power line due to Russian attacks, nearing blackout

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been using a single power line due to Russian attacks.

Source: press service of Energoatom, Ukraine's state nuclear energy regulator

Details: "Zaporizhzhia NPP is on the verge of another blackout. The external overhead line of PL-330kV Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant – Ferosplavna through which the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP received power from the Ukrainian power grid to meet its own needs was disconnected at 10:06 today, 4 April 2024, due to Russian attack," the statement said.

At present, Europe's largest nuclear power plant is connected to the Ukrainian power grid only by the PL-750kV overhead line Dniprovska, which has recently been repaired by Ukrainian power engineers.

"This once again threatens to cause an emergency at the temporarily occupied ZNPP, as if this last line is disconnected from the national grid, the plant will be on the verge of another blackout, which is a serious violation of the plant's safe operation," the press service added.

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