IAEA brokers local ceasefire to help repair power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
- The ZNPP had lost access to this line several times in recent weeks, the IAEA said, forcing it to operate its emergency diesel generators
The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said it has negotiated a temporary local ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, the sixth since late last year, allowing repairs to a power supply line to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
“A localized ceasefire brokered by the IAEA took effect on the frontline near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, paving the way for crucial power line repairs to prevent the threat of a nuclear accident,” the IAEA said in a post on X.
In the coming days, technicians from both sides will begin repairing war-related damage to the 750-kilovolt Dniprovska power line after extensive demining of the area, it said.
The power line was disconnected more than two months ago, leaving Europe’s largest nuclear power plant reliant on a single 330 kV line to supply the electricity needed to cool its six shutdown reactors, the post said.
The ZNPP had lost access to this line several times in recent weeks, the IAEA said, forcing it to operate its emergency diesel generators.