Zaporizhzhia on the verge of a nuclear accident
” We are getting dangerously close to a nuclear accident ” in Zaporizhzhia, warned the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Monday, denouncing the recent attacks against the Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
The Zaporizhia site (ZNPP), occupied since March 2022 by Russia in southern Ukraine, suffered a series of drone attacks from April 7, with Moscow and kyiv mutually blaming each other for responsibility.
” These thoughtless attacks “, the first to directly target Europe’s largest power plant since November 2022,” must stop immediately “, pleaded Rafael Grossi during a meeting of the UN Security Council dedicated to this issue.
” Although fortunately they did not cause a radiological incident this time, they significantly increased the risk at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, where nuclear safety is already compromised. “, added the director general of the UN body, which has experts on site.
They also constitute a ” dangerous precedent, having successfully reached the containment structure of a reactor “.
