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Ukrainian nuclear plant switches to generators after losing final power line

THE HILL, Mira Bhakta – 11/08/26

A Ukrainian nuclear plant switched to generators after losing its final external power line, though the cause of the latest disconnection is still unknown.

“The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again lost all off-site power, forcing it to rely on emergency diesel generators for reactor cooling and other essential nuclear safety and security functions,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) wrote on social media Sunday.

The plant’s last power line, Ferosplavna-1, stopped working early Sunday but “the cause and location of the latest disconnection are not yet known.”

“It is the 27th such event during the conflict, underlining the continued precarious nuclear safety situation,” Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of IAEA, said in the statement.

IAEA said they were told by ZNPP that there were enough fuel reserves to operate a limited number of emergency diesel generators for around two weeks. Grossi called to raise the amount of diesel fuel reserves at ZNPP and stressed the need for the plant to be reconnected with the grid……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………https://thehill.com/policy/international/6206805-ukraine-nuclear-safety-threatened/

November 14, 2026 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, Ukraine