Zelenskyy, UN atomic agency head warn of heightened risk at huge Ukrainian nuclear plant

Ukraine and the UN nuclear agency warned of rising safety risks at Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, running on emergency generators after losing external power for over a week. Officials stress restoring off-site power urgently to avoid potential nuclear catastrophe

Kyiv: Ukraine’s president and the UN nuclear agency head are sounding the alarm about increased safety risks at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, which lost its external power supply more than a week ago as the war raged around it.

Emergency diesel generators are providing power for crucial cooling systems for the facility’s six shutdown reactors and spent fuel, and there is no immediate danger to Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, according to International Atomic Energy Agenc