One of the two external power transmission lines supplying the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been cut following a military attack, according to the plant’s press service. The 330-kilovolt Ferosplavna-1 line was disconnected as a result of the attack. Electricity needed to maintain the plant’s operations is currently being supplied through the second 750-kilovolt Dneprovskaya external line.
The attack also damaged a main heating pipeline, leading to a temporary suspension of heat supply to residential buildings and social facilities at the operators’ town of Energodar. No casualties have been reported and the situation at the plant remains under control, with radiation levels at the site and surrounding areas within normal limits and no threat to radiation safety, the operator said.
Specialists will begin a detailed assessment of the damage and restoration work once the operational situation allows, ZNPP said.
