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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Restores External Power After Overnight Line Disconnects

Ukrainian regulators say nuclear output briefly dipped after overnight strikes.

Overview

  • The plant experienced a complete loss of external power for several hours overnight when both supply lines disconnected due to automatic protection, station officials said.
  • The 750 kV Dneprovskaya transmission line was returned to service, and supply was also restored via the 330 kV Ferrosplavnaya-1 line, leaving the plant operating on two lines, according to communications director Evgenia Yashina.
  • Station systems functioned as designed during the outage, with protections triggering as intended, the station reported.
  • Acting head of Ukraine’s State Energy Supervision Anatoliy Zamulko said national nuclear generation was temporarily reduced after strikes and is being resumed.
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces struck energy and transport infrastructure used in the interests of Ukrainian forces, a campaign it says has been ongoing since October 2022.