UN says restore power to plant held by Russia

The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog urged Ukraine and Russia on Friday to show the “political will” required to keep the area around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant safe to allow the external power line to be reconnected.

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The plant, Europe's largest with six reactors, was seized by Russian forces in the early weeks of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The facility has been cut off from external power since Sept 23 — the 10th time the line has come down.

The plant produces no electricity, but fuel in its reactors is being cooled by emergency diesel generators. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the external line had to be restored.