IAEA director urges an immediate cessation of shelling in the area surrounding the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. “Little likelihood” of reliable offsite power to the ZNPP, Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Grossi has called for the establishment of a nuclear safety and security zone. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s director issued an urgent warning, urging … Read more
One of the six nuclear reactors at the Zaporizhzhia power facility is functioning. Yevgeny Balitsky said his government had handed UN nuclear inspectors who visited the plant on Thursday details of alleged Ukrainian shelling. One of the six nuclear reactors at the Zaporizhzhia power facility is functioning, according to the leader of the Russian-backed … Read more
Russia claims taking over nuclear plant was due to safety reasons Russia’s foreign ministry representative Maria Zakharova has said Russian soldiers held onto Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya thermal energy station to shield its atomic fuel and materials. It is Europe’s greatest atomic plant, creating the greater part of Ukraine’s atomic power and 20% of the nation’s absolute … Read more
