The Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that after Ukraine completely lost at the Russian-controlled site, four days after that it has restored Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
He received the news from Petro Kotin, the head of Ukraine’s nuclear power company Energoatom, who told him that one of two damaged lines fixed by the specialists. Now they would be able to deliver all required off-site power to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Following the 1986 accident, various radioactive waste management facilities are located there.
Separately the regulator of Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the repair personnel of Ukrenergo, the country’s transmission system operator has restored the power supply line at 18:38 CET.
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant will be reconnected to the Ukrainian electricity grid and it also continues to work on the backup diesel generators.
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant of Ukraine is also under the control of Russia. To carry out planned repairs, this NPP is not in a position to deliver the necessary equipment, spare parts and specialized personnel.
Ukraine indicated that NPP is in danger. On the other hand, Russia denied all their claims.
Ukraine informed the IAEA on 3rd March that Russian forces had taken the control of the site of the country’s Zaporizhzhia NPP.
