We must commit to ensuring the safety and security of Zaporizhzhia NPP — IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi during a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors

As a reminder, the last line of communication between the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP and the Ukrainian power grid was disconnected at night due to Russian shelling. As a result, the plant was de-energized and went into blackout mode for the sixth time during the occupation. 

The IAEA Director General said that all 20 emergency diesel generators at the site were in operation due to the outage. Eight of these diesel engines provide the plant's main power, and the rest are in standby mode. The diesel will be enough for 15 days of operation. 

The power plant has already been connected to the Ukrainian power grid.

The last time Zaporizhzhia NPP was disconnected from the power grid was November 23, 2022.

"How can we sit in this room this morning and let this happen? This cannot go on. I am amazed at the complacency — what are we doing to prevent this from happening? We are the IAEA, called to take care of nuclear safety. We roll the dice every time. And if we allow this to continue repeatedly, our luck will run out one day," Grossi said.

The IAEA noted that damage to power lines was reported at the South Ukrainian NPP, but there were enough power lines left to provide an off-site power supply if necessary. 

There were no reports of damage at Khmelnytskyi, Rivne or Chornobyl NPPs.