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Rosatom chief says Zaporozhye nuclear plant situation remains complex
Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev says the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine remains complex.
He said talks are under way to establish ceasefires, with Rosatom, Russian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency taking part.
Likhachev said attacks on vehicles and the road linking the plant to Energodar continue, but plant staff are maintaining their composure.
He also said electrical equipment at a nearby thermal power plant needs urgent repairs so it can transmit power to the nuclear plant.
According to Likhachev, repairs cannot safely proceed while the equipment is under fire.
A separate power line, Dneprovskaya, has been out of service since March, and he said Rosatom repaired its section while work on the other section is delayed.
He said the sides hope to agree on a temporary ceasefire and on restoring the line.
Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant remains complex.
He said negotiations to establish ceasefires are the main focus of attention, involving Rosatom, law enforcement agencies, the foreign ministry and the IAEA.
Likhachev said plant staff were maintaining their composure and morale despite attacks on vehicles and the road linking the plant to Energodar.
He said repairs to equipment at the Zaporozhye Thermal Power Plant are needed to transmit power to the nuclear plant, but cannot be carried out under fire.
He also said the Dneprovskaya power line has been out of service since March and that Rosatom had repaired its section by June.
- Who
- Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev.
- What
- He said the situation at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant remains complex and that ceasefire talks and repairs to power infrastructure are priorities.
- When
- October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and nearby Energodar.
- Why
- Likhachev said ceasefires are needed to enable repairs to power equipment and to address safety concerns.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The situation at the Zaporozhye NPP remains complex and multifaceted.
The main focus of attention is currently on negotiations to establish ceasefires, in which, along with Rosatom, representatives of law enforcement agencies, the foreign ministry, and the IAEA are participating
We have no right to send employees into the line of fire.
The Dneprovskaya power line went out of service, according to Likhachev.
Rosatom completed repairs to its section of the Dneprovskaya power line, Likhachev said.
A drone destroyed a grocery store in Energodar, Likhachev said.
A kamikaze drone exploded near medical unit No. 145, targeting a catering facility, Likhachev said.
Likhachev said the plant situation remained complex and that ceasefire negotiations were a main focus.
- Rosatom CEO
- Alexey Likhachev
- Plant
- Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
- Dneprovskaya line outage
- Since March
- Rosatom repairs
- Its section of the Dneprovskaya line was repaired by June
- Energodar incident
- A grocery store was destroyed on October 9
- Medical facility incident
- A drone exploded near medical unit No. 145 on October 10
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