Attack on Europe's Largest Nuclear Power Plant 'Playing With Fire,' UN Says
Summary
The United Nations nuclear agency warned that attacks on nuclear power plants are very dangerous after a reported drone strike at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia plant in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the attack, while the plant remains near the fighting and continues to pose a risk of nuclear accident.Key Facts
- The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine is the largest in Europe.
- It is controlled by Russian forces who took it in March 2022 during the war in Ukraine.
- A drone strike reportedly hit the plant in late April 2024, raising serious safety concerns.
- The UN agency International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called such attacks “like playing with fire.”
- Both Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of endangering the plant.
- The plant is not currently producing power but needs external electricity to stay safe.
- The IAEA has set rules to protect Ukrainian nuclear plants during the conflict, including banning any attacks near reactors.
- The situation raises fears of a nuclear disaster similar to the Chernobyl accident in 1986.
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