Concern about nuclear power plant grows: "All principles of nuclear safety violated"
Created: 08/05/2022, 10:12 am
By: Nail Akkoyun
Fierce fighting between the armed forces continues in the Ukraine war.
The West is concerned about an occupied nuclear power plant: the news ticker.
Russia occupies a nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Experts warn urgently of the devastating consequences.
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Zaporizhia - According to British intelligence, actions by the Russian armed forces are likely to endanger the security of Ukraine's Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
Moscow's intentions regarding the largest nuclear power plant in Europe are "still unclear" five months after the start of the Ukraine war, the British Ministry of Defense said in an update on Friday (5 August).
Russia is said to be using artillery units in the areas adjacent to the power plant to attack Ukrainian regions west of the Dnipro River.
They may have used the high-security status of the power plant site to protect themselves and their equipment from Ukrainian counterattacks at night, sources said.
An aerial view of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in March 2022 after it was captured by Russian troops.
© Konstantin Mihalchevskiy/Imago
Ukraine War News: Nuclear Safety Principles “Violated”
With six blocks and an output of 6000 megawatts, the plant in the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhia Oblast is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
Russian troops occupied the facility in early March.
After that, the nuclear power plant continued to be operated by Ukrainian personnel, but was monitored by Russian nuclear specialists.
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has described the situation at the nuclear power plant as extremely unstable and fragile.
"All the principles of nuclear safety have been violated in one way or another," Rafael Grossi said in New York this week.
An IAEA inspection to check technical safety is urgently needed.
(nak with dpa)
