US EditionSecurity At Ukraine's Nuclear Power Plants Remains Top Concern Of UN Watchdog
- The IAEA warned on June 5 about ongoing nuclear safety risks at the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest nuclear power facility in southeastern Ukraine.
- The 2022 Russian invasion led to Russia seizing the plant, which has six reactors now shut down for safety and produces no electricity.
- The site endures repeated drone attacks, artillery fire, frequent air raid alarms, and damage to power lines necessary for cooling, complicating safety efforts.
- IAEA chief Rafael Grossi noted Russia's stalled attempts to reconnect the plant to its grid but emphasized the plant is not ready to restart, lacking cooling water and stable power.
- The situation remains tense with both Russia and Ukraine blaming each other for attacks, while Ukraine insists on involvement in any restart and urges unobstructed IAEA access.
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The head of the Russian nuclear agency and the Director General of the IAEA ruled out a reactivation of the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that its team at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine heard repeated gunfire near the facility.
IAEA Chief Warns of Potential Nuclear Accident in Ukraine
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned about the ongoing risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine, saying the "dangers to nuclear safety continue to be very real and ever-present." The presence of IAEA officials at nuclear facilities in Ukraine remains essential to help prevent a nuclear incident, Raphael Grossi said on June 3 after his 12th visit to Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022…
In view of the recent Russian attacks on Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is again deeply concerned – it warns of a nuclear accident in a nuclear power plant. Since the start of the bloody Russian attack war, the IAEA has played a central role in protecting and monitoring the state and safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants. It regularly sends expert teams to active reactor sites in Rivne and Chmelnytsky and has been perm…
In the face of recent Russian attacks, the IAEA warns against the danger of a nuclear accident in Ukraine.
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