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The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine has lost its external electricity supply and is again using backup generators for reactor cooling, according to the plant's management and the UN's nuclear watchdog. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that the cause and location of the latest disconnection are not yet known. The plant has sufficient fuel reserves to operate a limited number of emergency diesel generators for about two weeks. The plant's Russian-installed management said the Ferosplavna line had been shut down by 'automatic protection', adding that radiation levels on the site and in the surveillance zone were normal. The plant has repeatedly faced threats to nuclear safety, including drone attacks, disruptions to external power supplies, and incidents affecting plant workers.
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