Overview
- Technicians are expected to start work in the coming days, with an IAEA team en route from Vienna to observe.
- Since 2 January, the damaged 330 kV line has left the site reliant on a single 750 kV main line.
- IAEA staff on site confirmed winter protection measures around cooling-water wells and readiness of emergency diesel generators.
- The agency reported explosions and air‑raid alarms near multiple nuclear sites, and said a Chornobyl‑area substation was hit, disconnecting one line while power continued via others.
- The IAEA is preparing an expert mission to assess 10 critical electrical substations linked to nuclear safety.