Overview

• ZNPP has been disconnected from Ukraine’s grid since Sept. 23 and has relied on diesel generators for roughly 120 hours, marking the longest such blackout since Russia occupied the site.
• Ukraine’s nuclear regulator warned that an emergency with cross‑border radiation consequences is likely if diesel runs out, noting uncertainty over fuel reserves and continued dependence for cooling and safety systems.
• Plant representatives told TASS the reactors have been in cold shutdown for three years, said a Fukushima‑type meltdown is impossible, reported adequate diesel stocks, and noted radiation levels remain within norms.
• Kyiv blames Russian shelling, damage to transmission lines, and obstruction of repairs for the outage, while the plant’s communications director—quoted by TASS—accuses Ukrainian forces of shelling the area of the remaining 750 kV line.
• Energoatom and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha say Russia is refusing reconnection to Ukraine’s grid and has laid about 200 km of lines to link the plant to Russia, a move Greenpeace warns the blackout could help facilitate.