The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces 'a relatively dangerous situation' after a dam burst in Ukraine and Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia.
By JON GAMBRELLDirector General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to media in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to media in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
KYIV, Ukraine — The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine and as Ukraine’s military Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, spoke to journalists in Kyiv just before leaving on a trip to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The plant has been in the crossfire repeatedly since Russia launched its war on Ukraine in February 2022 and seized the facility shortly after.
Grossi said he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the perils facing the nuclear plant, which grew more serious after the Kakhovka Dam burst last week. The dam, further down the Dnieper River, helped keep water in a reservoir that cools the plant’s reactors. Ukraine has said Russia blew up the dam, something denied by Moscow, though analysts say the flood likely disrupted Kyiv’s counteroffensive plans.
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