IAEA Moves to Restore Power to Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Amid Escalating Risks

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has initiated a process to help restore external electricity to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), following weeks of diplomatic engagement with both Ukraine and Russia after the facility again lost all access to the national grid. IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi announced that work has begun to re-establish off-site power through repairs to the damaged 750 kV Dniprovska and 330 kV Ferosplavna-1 transmission lines. These lines, located on opposite sides of the front…