Damage to nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia region recorded after attack

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found damage to the equipment of the external radiation monitoring laboratory at the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP after a drone attack was reported.

This was reported by the IAEA.

During the visit, experts recorded damage to some of the laboratory's meteorological equipment. It is noted that it is currently out of service.

The agency's report does not specify whose drone hit the laboratory. However, it was noted that the shelling severely damaged the equipment for meteorological monitoring, so it no longer works.

The day before, the station said that the facility could have been targeted by a drone.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi once again called for maximum military restraint near all nuclear facilities to avoid security threats.

In January of this year, during the ceasefire, repair work began on the backup 330 kV line Ferrosplavna-1 connecting Zaporizhzhia NPP to the Ukrainian power grid with the participation of IAEA representatives.

Earlier, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine said that the plant is powered by only one power line. Therefore, if the plant is disconnected from the external power supply, another complete blackout will occur at Zaporizhzhia NPP, which poses a threat to radiation safety. Ukrainian power engineers will start restoring the line as soon as the security situation allows.

"Only the return of control over the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP to Ukraine can guarantee the safe operation of Europe's largest nuclear power plant. Every day of the occupation brings ZNPP closer to disaster," Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said at the time.

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