Renewed shelling early on Wednesday morning (21 September) at the site of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station damaged cables providing electricity to one of its six units, temporarily forcing this reactor to rely on emergency diesel generators for the power it needs for essential safety functions, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
The latest damage to the facility came as countries meeting for the UN General Assembly in New York said Russia’s seizure and militarisation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station is “the root cause” of the current threats in the field of nuclear safety and security.
The latest damage to the facility came as countries meeting for the UN General Assembly in New York said Russia’s seizure and militarisation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station is “the root cause” of the current threats in the field of nuclear safety and security.
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