Inspectors head for Zaporizhzhia facility as shelling nearby sparks fears of a Chernobyl-style radiation disaster
A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine on August 22 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKOUN nuclear inspectors set off in convoy for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Wednesday after weeks of shelling nearby sparked fears of a Chernobyl-style radiation disaster, with tension rising between Kyiv and Moscow over the visit.
“We are now finally moving after six months of strenuous efforts,” IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said before the convoy departed, adding that the mission planned to spend “a few days” at the site. A Russian military force has been at the plant ever since, as has most of the Ukrainian workforce who have toiled to keep the facility running. It typically supplied Ukraine with 20% of its electricity needs.
“The situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and in Enerhodar and surrounding areas remains extremely dangerous,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said late on Tuesday. “The risk of a radiation disaster due to Russian actions does not decrease for an hour.” Kyiv and Moscow both claimed battlefield successes on Wednesday as Ukraine mounted a counter-offensive to recapture territory in the south. Reuters could not independently verify the reports.
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