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Ukrainian nuclear power plants largely returned to normal output after Russian attacks, with almost all units at full capacity. The IAEA continues monitoring safety and assessing damage.

Russia Strikes Substations Feeding Ukraine’s Western Nuclear Plants – Kyiv Calls for Urgent IAEA Response.

IAEA Demands That Russia De-occupy Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomed this decision. The General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has adopted a resolution on nuclear safety in Ukraine. Sixty-two member states voted in favor. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy. The document calls on […]

The IAEA team stationed at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) reported hearing explosions and seeing smoke from a nearby area after one of the plant’s auxiliary facilities was reportedly struck. This was reported according to Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Zaporizhzhia NPP officials told the IAEA that the facility was hit by shelling and drones starting around 9 a.m. […]

Three operational nuclear power plants in Ukraine have reduced their output amid new Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure. This further increases the threat to nuclear safety during the ongoing war, reported IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, as cited by Ukrainska Pravda. According to Grossi, within less than two weeks, the Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, and South Ukraine nuclear power plants […]

According to Information Resistance, Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure pose significant risks to nuclear power plants. The latest massive attack resulted in damage to four such substations and power transmission lines. This was stated by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. Particular concern surrounds the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, where issues with the connection […]

Rafael Grossi plans to visit next week. He clarified that the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant is “technically within artillery range” from Ukrainian positions. “And since there is fighting ongoing there, I am very concerned.” According to Grossi, the proximity of the facility to the combat zone raises “particular concern” because the two nuclear reactors at the Kursk plant, which are […]

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The resolution demands that Russia “urgently withdraw” its military and other unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and “immediately return” the plant to full control of Ukraine due to Russia’s non-compliance with IAEA governing body resolutions. […]

“One day our luck will run out” – IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on power outage at Zaporizhzhia NPP caused by russian missile attack. Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, commented on the recent russian shelling that took place on March 9, which left the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant without power for the first time since November […]