The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday that crews have completed repairs on a key power line and other energy infrastructure at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant following a mediated ceasefire.
While workers have repaired the 750-kilovolt Dniprovska power line, which has been disconnected since March, further maintenance work to its connecting substation is required to bring the line back into operation.
"Repair efforts are not expected to be completed in the near term, but are ongoing," according to the statement, as the substation sustained severe damage following military activity in late May.
Crews have also repaired the switchyard of the Zaporizhzhya Thermal Power Plant, which supplies electricity to the ZNPP through the 330-kV Ferosplavna-1 line. The back-up transmission network has also been restored.
The IAEA monitored ground activities during a localized ceasefire.
"Of the six temporary ceasefires that we have negotiated since late last year to help protect nuclear safety at the ZNPP, this was the most challenging to implement. It required several months of delicate negotiations, followed by mine clearance and repairs on high pylons across the Dnipro River," IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
The director general called for "maximum military restraint" around all nuclear facilities to minimize nuclear safety and security risks.
The IAEA reported recent military activities near the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant and the Chernobyl area.