The IAEA announced a threat to the nuclear safety of Zaporizhia NPP due to drone attacks
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The IAEA has been notified of a series of drone attacks threatening the nuclear safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is in cold shutdown mode.
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Why It Matters
ZNPP is located in Energodar and became the property of the Russian Federation in October 2022. All units have been in cold shutdown mode since April 2024.
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The IAEA has been notified of a series of drone attacks that threaten nuclear safety at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
Zaporozhye NPP became the property of the Russian Federation in October 2022, and since April 2024, all units of the station have been in cold shutdown mode.
MOSCOW, October 3 - RIA Novosti. The IAEA said it had been notified of a number of UAV attacks in recent weeks that threatened nuclear safety at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
“The IAEA has been informed of a series of drone attacks in recent weeks that have further jeopardized nuclear safety at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP),” the agency said in a statement published on the social network.
ZNPP is located on the left bank of the Dnieper near the city of Energodar. In October 2022, the nuclear power plant became the property of the Russian Federation. Generation at the power units was stopped in September 2022. Since April 2024, all units of the station have been in cold shutdown mode.
Open Questions
- Who is behind the drone attacks?
- What specific damage did the station receive?
