The situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant “remains precarious” and it would be unsafe to restart the facility, which has been occupied by Russian forces since shortly after the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on June 3. “All seven pillars of nuclear safety and security have been fully or partially compromised,” the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. Grossi said he met on May 28 in Kaliningrad with Aleksei Likhachev, head of the Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom, to discuss the possibility of restarting the facility. Both sides in the conflict have accused the other of launching drone and missile attacks on the site as fighting rages in the region. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, click here.
IAEA Says Situation At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Is 'Precarious,' Unsafe To Restart
The Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant in Ukraine has been occupied by Russian forces since early 2022.