IAEA Chief Expresses Concern Over Drone Attack on Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
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IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi condemns drone attack on Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, warning it endangers nuclear safety and violates principles to protect the site.
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Why It Matters
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant has been a point of contention during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
MOSCOW, May 31. /TASS/. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi expressed his concerns in connection with the drone attack against the turbine building of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the agency said on X. "DG Rafael Grossi expresses serious concern about the reported incident which would endanger both the 7 indispensable pillars for ensuring nuclear safety during the conflict as well as the 5 concrete principles to protect the ZNPP, which clearly state that ‘there should be no attack of any kind from or against’ the plant," IAEA noted. "Attacking nuclear sites is like playing with fire," Grossi said, cited by the agency.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Increased international pressure for ceasefire around ZNPP
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- Perpetrators of the drone attack
- Full extent of damage to ZNPP
