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Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power, runs on diesel generators

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id d2211d63-2ffa-4ce8-872e-b79da20d01da.

Where
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plantresolved to facility47.510, 34.588
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-11-08 · last update 2026-11-09
Sourcing
13 reports13 reports across 10 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
pinpointedlocated to facilityThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southeastern Ukraine lost its external power supply on November 8, 2026, after its last 330 kV line, Ferroalloy-1 (also reported as Ferrosplavna-1), was disconnected. The plant relied on backup diesel generators for reactor cooling and safety systems. The cause and location of the disconnection were not established. The IAEA reported the plant holds roughly two weeks of fuel for its emergency generators. Power was restored that evening when the line was reconnected at 17:41, according to Energoatom. The IAEA counts it as the 16th complete loss of off-site power in 2026 and the 27th since the conflict began. Energoatom says conditions at the plant remain extremely dangerous while Russia occupies it, with continued risk of outages and threats to nuclear and radiation safety. The plant is controlled by Russia; Ukraine's Energoatom says it remains under Ukrainian ownership.

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What remains unresolved

  • located to facility

Timeline

14 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

    14 change(s) before the history shown here.

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    13 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

    Related events

    21 related event(s) and 5 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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