The IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency has revealed that the transmission line leading to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was damaged by shelling and the power supply from the outside was lost again.
The reactor is cooled by an emergency generator, and there is no problem with safety.
IAEA Director-General Grossi said in a statement that the power lines leading to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant were damaged by artillery fire and that the country lost its external power supply on the 8th.
All six reactors at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant are in a state of cold shutdown, but in response to this, the nuclear power plant operates an emergency generator to maintain the cooling function, and restoration work on the damaged transmission lines has also begun. So there are no safety issues at this point.
The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which is currently occupied by the Russian military, has been subject to widespread safety concerns, such as the temporary loss of external power due to a series of shelling.
Director General Grossi said in a statement, "It is extremely irresponsible for the shelling that directly hit the transmission line, which was the only external power source. The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant must be protected." He expressed his intention to advance the consultations to do so.