IAEA: restoration of the power transmission line for the NPP will take several days

The press service of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on June 19 that on Friday, restoration work began on the main power transmission line (transmission line) "Dneprovskaya", which provides energy to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), which may take several days to repair.

"The work is expected to take several days, as it is extremely complex and technically difficult: the damaged section of the power line runs high above the river, and the area requiring clearance is large and includes sections of the old riverbed that still have water," the agency said in a statement on its website.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called the restoration of the main power transmission line of the Zaporizhia NPP an important step to strengthen nuclear safety. At the same time, he stressed that the repair work is characterized by high technical complexity.

According to Grossi, the restoration of the 750 kV transmission line will increase the reliability of the external power supply to the Zaporizhia NPP and reduce the risks associated with recent power outages outside the plant.

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On the same day, Grossi declared the inadmissibility of attacks on nuclear power plant personnel and called for their continued protection. This is how he commented on the new attacks in Energodar, during which an employee of the NPP was killed.

On the morning of June 19, the ZAES transport workshop was subjected to a massive drone attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). It was noted that the strikes had been launched since the evening of June 18. In total, at least 14 incidents were recorded. The events forced the management of the station to temporarily reduce the number of its employees, as the shift shift took place under fire. A day earlier, the management of the facility reported the death of an employee as a result of an APU strike on an energy depot.

Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna, spoke to Izvestia on June 19 after the new Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on the station and pointed out the West's indifference to Kiev's actions.