External power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been restored, management says


A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Dec 29 (Reuters) - An external ‌power link has been restored to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear ‌power station in Ukraine after the completion of repairs, ‌the plant's Russian management said on Monday.

A statement said the line had been put out of action by "fire from the Ukrainian armed forces". Repairs were carried out with ‍monitors present from the U.N. nuclear watchdog, ‍the International Atomic Energy ‌Agency. It said the situation at the plant was under control, with ‍normal ​radiation levels.

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