The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst in Ukraine, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog says.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , Rafael Mariano Grossi speaks to media in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe faces “a relatively dangerous situation” after a dam burst inand as Ukraine's military Kyiv launches a counteroffensive to retake ground occupied by Russia, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.
Grossi said the level of the reservoir that feeds the plant is dropping “quite steadily” but that it didn’t represent an “immediate danger.” When asked about Ukraine's plans, Grossi noted that Russia controlled the plant and that it represented “yet again, another unwanted situation deriving from this anomalous situation.” Ukrainian workers still run the plant, though under an armed Russian military presence. The IAEA has a team at the plant, and Grossi said its members would be swapped out during his trip.
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