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Power Restored to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant After Grid Line Trip

The brief outage highlights fragile grid links to Europe’s largest nuclear site.

Overview

  • The plant lost external power after the Ferrosplavnaya-1 330 kV line shut down under automatic protection.
  • On-site diesel generators started as designed and kept key systems running.
  • Plant engineers and the grid operator brought the same 330 kV line back online, and the site reported power at required levels.
  • Radiation readings stayed normal, and the director said staff worked calmly with no signs of panic.
  • The IAEA is monitoring the situation and pursuing a local ceasefire to enable repairs, with the 750 kV Dnepropetrovskaya line still offline since March 24.