Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

What are the risks facing Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone?

by
What are the risks facing Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone?

Nuclear power plants (NPPs) are complex and sophisticated facilities with several layers of safety measures, but no NPP in the world is built to withstand military conflict – yet this is just the risk that has befallen the Zaporizhzhya NPP in Ukraine. It was taken over by Russian forces in May 2022 and has since … Read more

Russia informs IAEA that its military has taken control of Europe’s largest nuclear plant

by
Russia informs IAEA that its military has taken control of Europe’s largest nuclear plant

Russia has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that its military forces have taken control of the territory around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Wednesday. In an official letter to the Director General dated March 1, the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the International … Read more