Zaporizhzhia

UN nuclear watchdog to inspect Zaporizhzhia plant.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors are expected to go to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeast Ukraine sometime this week amid renewed shelling at the Russian-held facility and mounting fears over a potential nuclear accident — which has seen Ukrainian officials make iodine pills available to residents. This comes as Ukraine forces prepare for a counteroffensive in …

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Egypt Independent August 30, 2022

France reiterates support for UN agency mission to Zaporizhzhia plant “as soon as possible”

French President Emmanuel Macron restated France’s support for sending an expert group from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant during his meeting with IAEA chief Rafael Grossi, the Élysée Palace said in a statement Thursday. “The President of the Republic reiterated his support for the deployment of an IAEA expert mission …

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Egypt Independent August 26, 2022

Last power line at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant twice disconnected on Thursday, Ukraine authorities say

A power line from the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia was disconnected as a result of hostilities in the area, the state nuclear regulator in Ukraine said. As a result, one of the nuclear power units at the plant had also been disconnected, according to the State Inspection of Nuclear Regulation, which quoted the nuclear …

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Egypt Independent August 26, 2022

Ukraine nuclear plant’s power supply cut for the first time in its history

Crucial power supplies to Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine were cut off for the first time in its history amid ongoing fears of a catastrophic accident. The last regular … Continued

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The New Daily August 26, 2022

Europe’s largest nuclear plant is under threat. But experts say a Chernobyl-sized disaster is unlikely

(CNN) – The threat of nuclear calamity has hung for months over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Those fears were renewed last week after shelling intensified around the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, which has been under Russian control since March. Attacks at the complex, which have ramped up as fighting flares in Ukraine’s …

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Egypt Independent August 22, 2022

UN chief says electricity generated at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant belongs to Ukraine

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said electricity generated at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant belongs to Ukraine, following reports that the Kremlin could divert electricity produced at the plant to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. “Obviously, the electricity from Zaporizhzhia is Ukrainian electricity and it’s necessary – especially during the winter – for Ukrainian people. …

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Egypt Independent August 20, 2022

UN chief urges parties to withdraw military personnel and equipment from Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The United Nations Secretary General said he is “gravely concerned” about the situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, Reports of “further deeply worrying incidents” in the past few days could “lead to disaster,” António Guterres said. He called for the involved parties to withdraw any military personnel and equipment from the plant …

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Egypt Independent August 12, 2022

Russia is “maximizing” risk of nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of maximizing the risk of a nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which was taken over by Russian forces in early March. Addressing a meeting of allies from across northern Europe, Zelensky recalled the Chernobyl disaster. “If the Soviet authorities tried to hide the Chernobyl disaster and its …

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