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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Enters Eighth Day on Diesel Power as IAEA Seeks Grid Reconnection

The UN nuclear watchdog is pressing both sides to enable repairs, calling reliance on backup power unsustainable.

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FILE - A view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, in territory under Russian military control, southeastern Ukraine, on May 1, 2022. (AP Photo/File)
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool

Overview

  • External power has been down since September 23 in the plant’s tenth total outage of the war, with Kyiv and Moscow trading blame for the damaged lines.
  • The IAEA says eight emergency diesel generators are operating with nine on standby and three in maintenance, on-site fuel exceeds 10 days, and radiation readings remain normal.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky says one generator has failed and that shelling is preventing repairs, describing the situation as critical.
  • European officials urged a halt to military activity around the site to restore off-site power, backing IAEA efforts and rejecting Russia’s claimed ownership of the facility.
  • All six reactors remain in cold shutdown, which lowers immediate heat risks, yet continuous powered cooling is still required to avoid a potential safety incident.