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Attack on nuclear plant increases risk of major accident, says IAEA
Updated On: 09 April, 2024 07:33 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
He said it was the first such attack since November 2022, when he set out five basic principles to avoid a serious nuclear accident with radiological consequences.
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Russia has accused Ukraine of striking Europe’s largest Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Pic/AFP
The head of the UN’s atomic watchdog agency said Sunday a drone attack on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident”.
In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed at least three direct hits against ZNPP main reactor containment structures took place. “This cannot happen,” he said.
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