The UN nuclear watchdog has warned of a “very real risk of a nuclear disaster' if shelling continues at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog has called for ceasefire at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant after it was hit by shelling, warning of a “very real risk of a nuclear disaster".
"I'm extremely concerned by the shelling yesterday at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which underlines the very real risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten public health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond,” Mr Grossi said in a“Military action jeopardizing the safety and security of the Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant is completely unacceptable and must be avoided at all costs.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog has called for ceasefire at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant after it was hit by shelling. Picture: Dmytro Smolyenko/Future Publishing via Getty Images The operator said continued attacks on Saturday had struck a dry storage facility where 174 containers of spent nuclear fuel are kept and damaged three radiation sensors.
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