Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuke plant resumes power generation

By Sibel Morrow

ANKARA (AA) - Electricity generation has resumed at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine following grid disconnection from the plant on Thursday, Ukraine's state nuclear power company Energoatom announced Friday.

The company said on Thursday that two of its six reactors of the power plant had been delinked from the grid for the first time as “the fourth transmission line connecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) with the power system of Ukraine was cut off twice due to fires next to the ZNPP.”

The company confirmed that one of the reactors has been reconnected to the power grid and that capacity is ramping up.

-Among world's 10 largest nuclear power plants

The ZNPP, which was built between 1984 and 1995, is the largest in Europe and is among the world's 10 largest nuclear power plants.

Located in southeastern Ukraine near the city of Enerhodar, the plant generates 20% of Ukraine's electricity.

The six reactors, each of which has a net capacity of 950 megawatts, can supply energy to nearly 4 million households with a total electricity production of 5,700 megawatts.

Following night-long clashes with Ukrainian forces, the plant has not come under the control of Russian forces.