The head of the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency says the situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in southern Ukraine remains “perilous” as it remains connected to only one primary power source.
In a release issued Wednesday, the IAEA said the last remaining 330 kilovolt backup power line to the nuclear facility, the largest in Europe, remains disconnected and under repair since it was damaged on March 9.
The plant’s six reactors, which are in shutdown, need external power to perform safety and security functions, such as cooling nuclear fuel.
The nuclear agency said the plant lost all external power on March
