Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Loses External Power After Overnight Strike; Power Restored June 13
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a complete loss of offsite power following an overnight strike. External power was restored on Saturday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m. local time. The plant is currently operating on emergency power. Accounts differ on whether this restoration ended a 15-hour outage. The plant has been under Russian control since the early weeks of the conflict. The IAEA has,
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant suffered a complete loss of offsite power following an overnight strike. External power was restored on Saturday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m. local time, according to Bluesky. The plant is currently operating on emergency power, a situation considered unsafe by the IAEA. The IAEA has been engaging with both sides in the Ukraine conflict in efforts to restore external power to the plant. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been under Russian control since the early weeks of the conflict, according to the United Nations. Both sides have accused each other of actions affecting the plant. The plant suffered a complete loss of offsite power on September 23, marking the 10th time this has happened since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the United Nations. Accounts differ on whether the restoration on June 13 ended a 15-hour outage: the Kyiv Independent reported power returned after a 15-hour outage, while the restoration time of 2:30 p.m. local time on June 13 does not align with a 15-hour outage beginning on June 6, suggesting two distinct events.
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