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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Vienna, October 4 (Xinhua) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Russia, and Ukraine are discussing ways to restore external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which has been using backup power for 10 days. The IAEA reported this on Friday.
"Both sides say they are ready to carry out the necessary repairs on their side of the front line. But for this to happen, the security situation on the ground must improve so that technicians can carry out the necessary work without putting their lives at risk," noted the agency's director general, Rafael Grossi.
On September 23, the only remaining 750 kV power line was disconnected due to damage on the front line, according to an IAEA statement. The current outage of external power for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the longest of 10 such incidents that have occurred during the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
A complete power outage at a nuclear power plant could potentially lead to an accident with fuel meltdown and radiation release into the environment, the IAEA emphasized.
Although the emergency diesel generators at the nuclear power plant are operating normally and there is sufficient fuel in reserve, the current situation is unprecedented and requires an immediate solution, stated R. Grossi.
"I urge both sides to do what is necessary to prevent further deterioration. This is a question of political will, not technical capability," he added.
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