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IAEA Warns of Nuclear Accident at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
The IAEA is highly alarmed by conditions at the Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya, where staff overload and central warning and alarm systems threaten human error that could trigger a nuclear accident. To secure Europe's largest nuclear power plant, immediate measures, including a safety zone around the plant, are to be introduced to prevent a disaster.
Immediate measures are needed to prevent a nuclear disaster, including a safety zone around the plant, the IAEA says. / Picture: © IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency / Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
There have been numerous shelling incidents at or near the power plant over the past month, causing damage to the facility and raising concern about the risk of a severe nuclear accident. Bombardment of the plant and surrounding area must "cease immediately" to prevent renewed damage, the IAEA said.
In its report on the condition of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the…
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