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The UN nuclear watchdog seeks a local truce to restore power to the Zaporizhzhia plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency has initiated a ceasefire-based plan to restore two damaged power lines to maintain nuclear safety at Zaporizhzhia, the largest plant in Europe.
- On Oct. 11 the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Ukraine and Russia to agree local ceasefires to restore power via the Dniprovska 750 kV and Ferosplavna-1 330 kV lines, with IAEA experts monitoring repairs Oct. 11 to Oct. 17.
- Since its last external line was severed the plant has run on diesel generators, after losing its 330 kV backup five months ago and the 750 kV Dniprovska main line; the six-unit Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is under Russian military control.
- On-Site IAEA teams report stable temperatures and normal radiation levels while seven emergency diesel generators operate with 13 on standby, and the IAEA warned diesel failure could cause blackout and fuel melting.
- Although Ukraine provided guarantees of safe passage for repair crews, Russia did not give such guarantees in time, while a Russian diplomat said preparations can start very soon.
- The plan's first phase would create a 1.5-kilometer-radius ceasefire zone to repair the Dniprovska 750 kV main line, followed by a second phase for the Ferosplavna-1 330 kV backup line as the IAEA warned about Europe’s biggest nuclear plant’s reduced pre-war 10 external power lines.
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Work to restore link to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant begins this week, Russian official says
A Russian official said on Tuesday that work would begin this week to restore external power links to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which has been running on emergency diesel generators for three weeks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The UN nuclear watchdog seeks a local truce to restore power to the Zaporizhzhia plant
Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear watchdog is pushing Ukraine and Russia to agree to local ceasefires so that external power can be restored to Ukraine’s huge nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
IAEA proposes to re-establish the external power supply of the station in two phases, as reported by the European AP diplomat
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is proposing to restore power to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in two stages, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the Associated Press. Agency sources said that during the first stage, the IAEA wants to establish a ceasefire zone with a radius of 1.5 kilometers. This is necessary to repair the 750-kilovolt "Dniprovska" line, which was damaged in Russian-controlled territory. T…
The IAEA calls on the Russian Federation and Ukraine to cease hostilities near the Zaporizhzhia NPP in order to resume the plant's operation in two stages - ARMAGATE calls on Ukraine and Russia to implement a local ceasefire around the Zaporizhzhia NPP. This is necessary to restore external power supply to the plant, which has been operating on diesel generators since September 23.
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