The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine lost connection to its last external power line due to shelling while International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors were present, according to the United Nations's nuclear watchdog.
A statement from the IAEA on Saturday added that the facility is continuing to supply electricity through a reserve line. The ZNPP previously had four main lines providing external power, but three have been destroyed in the fighting. Only one of the six reactors is still in operation at the plant.
A reserve line that connects the ZNPP with a nearby thermal power plant is being used to supply the ZNPP's generated electricity to the power grid. The Ukrainian staff told IAEA inspectors that this line can also be used to supply backup power if needed, per the statement from the U.N. nuclear watchdog. The one remaining reactor itself is also providing energy for cooling and other essential functions at the plant.
"On September 2, at about 11.00 PM , two groups of a total of 42 cutters and motor boats with over 250 servicemen from special operation forces and foreign mercenaries on board made an attempt to disembark at the shore of Kakhovka reservoir near Energodar and Dneproprudnoye," a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense said, referring to the town adjacent to the ZNPP.
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