Russia says there are no grounds to restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant for now, Ifax reports

MOSCOW, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that there were no grounds to restart the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine for now, the Interfax news agency reported. It cited Ryabkov as saying that such a step could not be considered while there was no external power source. The plant is currently running off reserve generators after an external power line was destroyed in fighting. Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom was cited earlier on Thursday as saying it was preparing to restart the plant. (Reporting by Reuters Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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