Overview

• The plant’s communications chief said only part of its 20 diesel generators is currently needed because the reactors have been in cold shutdown for about three years.
• Two generators that were under repair when the blackout began have been returned to standby readiness, according to station officials.
• Management says fuel supplies and water reserves for cooling are sufficient and that operations are under control.
• Ukraine’s nuclear regulator warned reserves might cover roughly 10 days and raised doubts about generator maintenance, while President Zelensky earlier noted one unit had failed.
• Russia’s president said crews cannot safely reach the site to fix the 750 kV Dneprovskaya line, and the EU urged a halt to military activity near the plant and restoration of external power.