Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant relying on generators again after losing external power supply

MOSCOW The Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine ​has lost its external electricity supply and is again ‌using backup generators for reactor cooling, the plant's ​management and the UN's nuclear watchdog said ⁠on Sunday (November 8, 2026).

Zaporizhzhia, which produces no electricity but needs power supplied by two external links to keep nuclear fuel ‌cool, lost its off-site electricity supply after the Ferosplavna power line disconnected, the International Atomic ‌Energy Agency (IAEA) said.

Strike cuts power to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA Strike cuts power to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA No release of radioactivity was detected and radiation levels remained normal, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a statement Strike cuts power to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA storyline 1 "The cause and location ‌of ⁠the latest disconnection are not yet known," ⁠the IAEA said in an X post, adding that the plant currently has sufficient fuel reserves to operate a limited number ​of emergency diesel…