Please try another searchby Tom Balmforth and Natalia ZinetsKYIV (Reuters) - The two reactors at Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant that were shut down on Thursday as a safety measure have been reconnected to the Ukrainian electricity grid, Ukraine's state-owned energy company Energoatom said on Friday.Energoatom announced in the early evening that the second reactor was again able to produce electricity, a few hours after the first.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced on Thursday that the two operational reactors of Europe's largest nuclear power plant (which totals six) had been disconnected from the Ukrainian electricity grid and that their protection systems had been activated after the power supply to the plant had been interrupted for several hours.During this interruption, diesel-powered emergency generators ensured the supply of electricity to the plant and preserved its safety, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky said Thursday evening, stressing that a disaster had been narrowly avoided.The interruption of power to the plant was attributed to bombardments around the site, for which the Russians and Ukrainians blamed each other.Volodimir Zelensky reiterated Thursday evening his calls for the departure of the Russian troops who occupy the power station, located near the front line, on the banks of the Dnieper.“It is essential (…) that international pressure be exerted to force the occupiers to immediately withdraw from the perimeter of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” said the Ukrainian president in a video address.The plant's cooling and safety systems depend on its power supply, and according to the IAEA, three of the four high-voltage power lines serving the plant have already been destroyed in the fighting.The Zaporizhia power plant, located in southern Ukraine, has been controlled by Russian forces since March, during the first days of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, but it is located on the edge of territory controlled by the Ukraine Ukrainian technicians from Energoatom continue to ensure its operation.It has been the target in recent weeks of repeated bombardments for which Moscow and Kyiv have rejected responsibility, arousing the concern of the international community, which pleads for a demilitarization of the area and the sending on the spot of a mission of the IAEA.The director general of this UN agency, Rafael Grossi, estimated Thursday that the prospect of seeing an IAEA mission access the plant was "very very close".In an interview published Friday in Le Monde, Rafael Grossi recalls that he is also working on the conclusion of an agreement so that "experts from the agency can remain permanently in Zaporijjia" after this mission and underlines his concern about the volatile situation around the plant."Under the current circumstances, the scenario of an accident cannot be ruled out. There are continuous interruptions in the electricity supply, problems with spent fuel... An accident takes you from green to red without transition . So I am indeed worried."(Report from Reuters offices, Max Hunder and Natalia Zinets; French version Bertrand Boucey, Myriam Rivet and Tangi Salaün)by Andreas Rinke, Belén Carreño and Michel Rose BERLIN/MADRID/PARIS (Reuters) - The explanations given by Emmanuel Macron to justify his opposition to the gas pipeline...KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces, which continued their counter-offensive against the Russian army on Monday, recaptured "more than 20 localities" in 24 hours,...By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- European natural gas prices fell at the open on Monday as strong gains in battleground Ukraine drove...We encourage you to use comments to engage with other users, share your views, and ask questions of authors and users.However, in order to maintain a quality level of dialogue, please keep the following in mind:Spammers or abusers will be removed from the site and banned from listing at Investing.com's discretion.Are you sure you want to block %USER_NAME%?If you continue, you and %USER_NAME% will no longer see each other's Investing.com posts.%USER_NAME% has been successfully added to your Blocked Users ListYou have just unblocked this person and will have to wait 48 hours before blocking them again.I want to flag this comment as: