Drone attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant significantly increases accident risk, IAEA head says

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KYIV, Ukraine: 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 … Read more

Russia alleges Ukrainian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, no serious damage

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MOSCOW: Ukrainian military drones attacked the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant but caused no damage to its critical infrastructure, Russian state-run RIA news agency quoted the press service of the Russian-controlled facility as saying. Reuters could not independently verify the alleged incident. In the past, both sides in the two-year-old conflict have accused each other of … Read more

Nuclear chief Grossi meets Putin to discuss Zaporizhzhia plant

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MOSCOW International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after talks with energy officials over safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The Kremlin published introductory remarks by Putin and Grossi at the meeting in Sochi in southern Russia but gave no details of the … Read more