Zaporizhzhya NPP is on the verge of a blackout again.
This was reported by Energoatom.
"On 22 August, Russian shelling damaged the external overhead line of OHL 330kV Zaporizhzhya TPP-Ferrosplavna, through which the occupied ZNPP received power from the Ukrainian power system to meet its own needs," the statement said.
Currently, ZNPP is connected to the Ukrainian power grid by only one power line - the 750kV overhead line Dniprovska. If it is damaged, an emergency will arise due to the loss of external power supply to the pumps that cool the reactor cores and fuel pools at ZNPP.
"The recent fire, when one of the two existing cooling towers of the NPP completely burned down due to negligence or deliberate arson, has now been compounded by the threat of losing external power to the plant. After all, the lack of competent, qualified and licensed personnel and the transformation of ZNPP into a military base makes it impossible to operate the plant without incident," Energoatom explained.
"Zaporizhzhya NPP must immediately come under the full control of Ukraine, its legitimate operator, Energoatom, and Russia must withdraw its military and military equipment from the plant. This is the only way to restore nuclear and radiation safety of the entire continent!" the statement reads.