Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, reported that Zaporizhzhia NPP experienced the longest communication failure amid reports of increased military activity nearby.
Source: Grosssi, quotes site IAEA
Details: According to the IAEA, according to the station, on Wednesday, neither landline telephone lines nor Internet connection worked at the ZNPP for about 12 hours, which became the longest such incident at the station since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
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Literally IAEA: “The reason for the outage was not clear at first, but it coincided with reports of shelling in the city of Energodar, where most of the station’s employees live.
This became another reminder of the ongoing challenges related to ensuring nuclear safety and physical protection, as well as preventing accidents during the conflict both at ZNES and at the operating NPPs of Ukraine and at the Chornobyl NPP.”
Details: The IAEA noted that power outages due to hostilities have been repeatedly recorded in the area of the station in recent days.
Direct speech Grossi: “Incidents affecting critical electrical infrastructure directly contradict the seven irreplaceable principles and once again emphasize the extreme vulnerability of the external power supply situation in Ukraine. Protection of substations and connections to the power grid must remain a priority to maintain a stable and reliable power supply to nuclear facilities.”
Details: Also, according to Grossi, stable supplies of diesel fuel remain critically important for maintaining the cooling system of the reactors and the backup power supply of the ZNPP.
In addition, the agency reports that the IAEA Team at the Chornobyl NPP was informed that a total of 20 drones were detected in the monitoring area of the facility during the past week.
We will remind: Reported about record shutdown external power supply of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP, which caused fears about the station’s safety.
