Key Points and Summary – Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear plant, is cooling its shut-down reactors on diesel after its last external power line was cut in nearby fighting. Russian-Occupied Nuclear Plant Running on Diesel as Power Line CutEurope’s biggest nuclear power plant is only able to run thanks to diesel generators, after its last external power line was recently damaged in fighting between Ukraine and Russia. This Wednesday, Moscow-installed officials at the Zaporizhzhia plant said that its Dneprovskaya high-voltage line was cut by shelling on September 23, and repairs are not yet in progress. Kyiv claims that Russian fire means repair crews cannot reach the site, while Russia blamed the incident on Ukraine. Zaporizhzhia has previously lost external power since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in Spring 2022, however this outage is longer.