Drone attacks on Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

 

TT-AFP

 

Published 21.03

 

Both Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of repeatedly attacking the nuclear power plant. Archive photo. Photo: Kateryna Klochko/AP/TT

Three drones have hit the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine this week, the UN atomic agency IAEA said.

“Radiation levels at the site remain normal,” the organization announced in a post on X.

A drone crashed on Tuesday near a cooling plant at the nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest.

Two more attacks occurred on Wednesday, when explosions occurred at a nuclear waste storage facility and a sprinkler system.

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi says the attacks are unacceptable and calls for “maximum military restraint to avoid the risk of a nuclear accident.”

The nuclear power plant is controlled by Russian occupation forces. The IAEA has a permanent presence at the facility, whose six reactors have been shut down since 2022.