The repair work is aimed at “strengthening the facility’s connection to the power grid and preventing a nuclear accident.”
“Work has begun on demining and other preparatory work near the damaged section of the 330 kV Ferrosplavnaya-1 power transmission line, the connection to the station was interrupted six months ago,” the statement said.
The IAEA noted that repair work should begin on November 8.
It is expected that after the repair of the Ferrosplavnaya-1 power line, the Zaporozhye NPP will again be connected to two power lines.
“It was originally planned to carry out simultaneous repairs of both lines in October, when two temporary local truces allowed specialists from both sides to work. While the Dneprovskaya line was being restored, additional damage was discovered on the Feroslavnaya-1 in another location, closer to the station itself, but outside the originally agreed truce zones, which delayed its reconnection,” the IAEA explained.
The agency emphasized that one connection line to the Zaporizhzhya NPP is “obviously not enough,” and recalled that before the war there were 10 of them.
From September 23 to October 23, Zaporizhia NPP was in a complete blackout, already the 10th. During this time, diesel generators were running.
