IAEA IAEA experts at the Zaporozhye NPP. IAEA: repair work has begun on the power transmission line feeding the Zaporozhye NPP Peace and Security
As part of the local ceasefire agreed upon by the IAEA, work began on Friday to restore the main power transmission line (“Dneprovskaya”), which provides external power to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. This was announced by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, calling the start of work an important step to strengthen nuclear safety.
IAEA specialists are monitoring the progress of repairs on both sides of the Dnieper. Before starting work, the area was cleared of mines. Repair will take several days.
The start of repairs followed the restoration of the backup power line (“Ferrosplavnaya-1”), which was damaged on June 10, which became the reason for the 19th complete disconnection of the station from external power since the beginning of the conflict. At the nuclear power plant, diesel generators automatically turned on and were operating in normal mode. Before the war, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant had ten external power lines.
The current ceasefire is the sixth since the end of 2025. However, military activity continues in the area of the plant: agency observers report unidentified drones, which forced them to leave the site, as well as thick smoke near Energodar. The IAEA has requested additional information about the circumstances of the incident. The organization emphasizes that nuclear power plant personnel must be able to carry out their tasks without being subject to any attacks or threats.
“Nuclear power plant personnel must be protected in all circumstances. These people perform critical nuclear safety work—often under extremely difficult conditions—and should never be targeted,” Grossi said.