World Mar 20 Ceasefire talks put Zaporizhzhia in the spotlight. What’s next for Ukraine’s nuclear power plant? By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press
World Apr 09 UN watchdog says the status of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is ‘extremely serious’ The International Atomic Energy Agency says its team was aware of an explosion at a training center next to the plant. It said it was informed the blast was from a drone attack. By Illia Novikov, Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Apr 08 Russia and Ukraine once again accuse each other of targeting Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant The U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday confirmed drone strikes on one of the plant’s six reactors, but did not attribute responsibility to either side. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
World Apr 07 Ukrainian drone attack on nuclear plant increases major accident risk, warns IAEA head The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear… By Associated Press
World Sep 09 IAEA warns of nuclear safety threat as combat spikes near Ukraine power plant The United Nations atomic watchdog warned of a potential threat to nuclear safety from a spike in fighting near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, whose forces continued pressing their counteroffensive on Saturday. By Samya Kullab, Associated Press
Jul 25 Land mines placed around Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, UN says By Felipe Dana, Associated Press The U.N. atomic watchdog says its monitors at Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant report seeing anti-personnel mines around the site. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch 5:44 IAEA chief says nuclear accident ‘entirely possible’ at Ukraine plant occupied by Russians By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Wednesday, the director-general of the UN's nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine to assess its stability, safety and damage. He… Continue watching
Mar 28 Deal for protection zone around Ukrainian nuclear plant is ‘close,’ IAEA leader says By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press A deal to protect Europe's largest nuclear power plant from a catastrophic accident due to fighting in Ukraine could be “close,” the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday. Continue reading