Drone Attack Kills Worker at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, IAEA Says
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said the attack killed a welder at the plant and renewed warnings about repeated threats to nuclear safety.
- On Thursday, a drone attack reportedly killed a welder at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant , the International Atomic Energy Agency reported on X.
- Located in Enerhodar, Ukraine, the plant has been under Russian occupation since the full-scale invasion began, repeatedly facing drone attacks and other threats to nuclear safety.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi stated attacks on plant personnel are unacceptable, violating the agency's Seven Indispensable Pillars for Nuclear Safety and Security during armed conflict.
- Russian missile and drone strikes against the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday injured at least 14 people, including a child, according to the National Police.
- Citing its permanent monitoring presence since September 2022, the IAEA and Grossi renewed calls for maximum military restraint around nuclear facilities to prevent accidents.
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IAEA director general calls for 'maximum military restraint to help prevent the risk of a nuclear accident during the conflict'
An employee of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been killed in a drone attack, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The victim was a welder in the plant’s central repair shop, the agency said. The IAEA did not say who was responsible for the attack or provide further details about the circumstances surrounding it. The agency’s director general, Rafael Grossi, described the attack on a nuclear power plant employee as “completely u…
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