Russia Seeks IAEA ‘Silence Regime’ as Zaporizhzhia Power-Line Repairs Continue

Overview

• Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it asked the IAEA to help establish a temporary quiet period to restore external electricity to the Zaporizhzhia plant.
• After protracted consultations, Moscow reported receiving security guarantees from Ukraine that enabled the work to proceed.
• Repairs on the Dneprovskaya transmission line began on October 18 and are expected to take several more days, according to the ministry.
• The plant’s reactors remain in cold shutdown and on-site needs have been powered by diesel generators since September 23.
• TASS cited IAEA Director Rafael Grossi as saying repairs began after local ceasefire zones were set up, with inspectors periodically observing the work, and noted efforts to address two damaged grid connections.