Zaporizhzhia NPP in blackout for about an hour – Energoatom
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost its external power supply on August 4 and operated on diesel generators for about an hour. The generators serve as a backup power source to ensure nuclear safety.
On August 2, the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom reported a one-hour blackout at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), as detailed in a statement to Ukrinform. The blackout, which began around 13:20, was restored by 14:20, marking the twelfth such incident at the ZNPP since the beginning of the year and the 24th since Russia's occupation of the facility.
Energoatom highlighted that half of all blackouts at the ZNPP since the onset of the occupation have transpired in 2026. The company also recalled a similar blackout occurring just days prior, on August 1.
Energoatom emphasized that any loss of external power to the ZNPP poses a direct threat to nuclear and radiation safety. The company stressed the unacceptable dependence of Europe's largest nuclear power plant on diesel generators, further underscoring the grave risks stemming from the illegal occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Energoatom reiterated that the plant's safe operation can only be ensured with the return of ZNPP to complete Ukrainian control and to its rightful operator, JSC Energoatom.
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