Drone Strikes Hit Zaporizhzhia Plant, Including Unit 6
Multiple drone strikes hit the site, including the Unit 6 reactor building. International Atomic Energy Agency found no critical damage to nuclear safety systems but warned that the attacks increased the risk of a nuclear accident.
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- Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine – GOV/2024/30International Atomic Energy AgencyENOfficial statement
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Occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and Nuclear Safety Crisis
This issue tracks the nuclear safety crisis at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant after Armed Forces of the Russian Federation took control of the facility in March 2022. It covers the permanent on-site presence of International Atomic Energy Agency, the end of power generation, cooling-water risks following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, attacks and fires at the site, repeated losses of off-site electricity, dependence on emergency diesel generators, and localized ceasefires arranged to repair damaged power lines.
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