Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine at dangerous level
Apr 28, 2022 0:06:44 GMT -5
Post by Pink Rose on Apr 28, 2022 0:06:44 GMT -5
Maybe it's a stretch, but "Chernobyl" means "Wormwood." I guess we'll soon see if there's any connection.
Safety levels at Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine are like a 'red light blinking' after being occupied by Russian troops, UN atomic watchdog warns
Rafael Grossi, director of the IAEA, gave the warning during a visit to Kyiv
He said the UN agency must be given access to the Zaporizhzhia plant
He said repairs must be carried out and connection to the agency's HQ restored
Russian forces captured the plant in the early days of Putin's invasion of Ukraine
Fighting at the site at the time sparked fears of a new Chernobyl-like disaster
Two missiles soared over the same nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Tuesday
By CHRIS JEWERS and DAVID AVERRE FOR MAILONLINE and AP
PUBLISHED: 09:56 EDT, 27 April 2022 | UPDATED: 10:36 EDT, 27 April 2022
The International Atomic Energy Agency has raised the alarm over safety fears at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, currently under Russian occupation.
Rafael Grossi, the director of the UN agency, said the level of safety at the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern Ukraine is like a 'red light blinking' as his organization tries in vain to persuade Moscow to give it access for work, including repairs.
He said the IAEA must be allowed to, among other things, re-establish the plant's connections with the Vienna-based headquarters of the U.N. agency.
And for that, he warned, both Russia and Ukraine need to help.
The plant requires repairs, 'and all of this is not happening. So the situation as I have described it, and I would repeat it today, is not sustainable as it is,' Grossi said. 'So this is a pending issue. This is a red light blinking.'
He spoke in an interview Wednesday, a day after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the issue and after visiting Chernobyl.
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Safety levels at Europe's largest nuclear plant in Ukraine are like a 'red light blinking' after being occupied by Russian troops, UN atomic watchdog warns
Rafael Grossi, director of the IAEA, gave the warning during a visit to Kyiv
He said the UN agency must be given access to the Zaporizhzhia plant
He said repairs must be carried out and connection to the agency's HQ restored
Russian forces captured the plant in the early days of Putin's invasion of Ukraine
Fighting at the site at the time sparked fears of a new Chernobyl-like disaster
Two missiles soared over the same nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Tuesday
By CHRIS JEWERS and DAVID AVERRE FOR MAILONLINE and AP
PUBLISHED: 09:56 EDT, 27 April 2022 | UPDATED: 10:36 EDT, 27 April 2022
The International Atomic Energy Agency has raised the alarm over safety fears at Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine, currently under Russian occupation.
Rafael Grossi, the director of the UN agency, said the level of safety at the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern Ukraine is like a 'red light blinking' as his organization tries in vain to persuade Moscow to give it access for work, including repairs.
He said the IAEA must be allowed to, among other things, re-establish the plant's connections with the Vienna-based headquarters of the U.N. agency.
And for that, he warned, both Russia and Ukraine need to help.
The plant requires repairs, 'and all of this is not happening. So the situation as I have described it, and I would repeat it today, is not sustainable as it is,' Grossi said. 'So this is a pending issue. This is a red light blinking.'
He spoke in an interview Wednesday, a day after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the issue and after visiting Chernobyl.
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