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IAEA Calls Drone Attack Near Zaporizhzhia Plant a 'Grave Risk to Nuclear Safety'
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IAEA Calls Drone Attack Near Zaporizhzhia Plant a 'Grave Risk to Nuclear Safety'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) described a drone attack on a bus stop near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as a "grave risk to nuclear safety."
  • The attack, which occurred Tuesday morning, killed one person and injured 15 others among plant workers.
  • IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi called for an immediate halt to such attacks, emphasizing that they are unacceptable and pose a significant danger.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has labeled a drone attack near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as a "grave risk to nuclear safety." The incident occurred Tuesday morning when a drone struck a bus stop used by plant workers, resulting in one fatality and 15 injuries.

grave risk to nuclear safety

— IAEADescribing the drone attack on a bus stop used by workers of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

According to the IAEA's message on social media platform X, the plant's director reported the event as the "worst incident the plant has faced" during the ongoing conflict. The agency confirmed that the drone exploded at the bus stop around 6:00 AM local time. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi strongly condemned the attack, demanding an immediate cessation of such "unacceptable actions" by responsible military parties, without specifying which ones.

While the IAEA also received information about other attacks in the industrial area surrounding the plant, it confirmed that no damage occurred to the nuclear infrastructure itself. A team of IAEA inspectors is permanently stationed at the Zaporizhzhia plant. Although its six reactors are currently shut down, they require continuous power for cooling systems to maintain safe conditions.

the worst incident that has faced the plant

— Director of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantReporting the drone attack to the IAEA.

The Zaporizhzhia plant, once Europe's largest nuclear facility, was occupied by Russia shortly after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. Since then, both Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of endangering the plant's safety.

stop of immediately these unacceptable actions

— Rafael GrossiIAEA Director General, calling for an end to attacks near the nuclear facility.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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