NATO calls for ‘urgent’ inspection of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant

Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.

Otherwise it is considered a threat to the facilities and increases the risk of incidents.

NATO considers it “urgent” that the UN nuclear watchdog carry out an inspection of the Ukrainian plant in Zaporizhiawhich is under military control of Russiaaffirmed Wednesday the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.

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“It is urgent to authorize an inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to guarantee the withdrawal of all Russian forces” from the site, Stoltenberg told a news conference in Brussels.

The Russian occupation of the Zaporiya plant (in southern Ukraine) “poses a serious threat to the facilities and raises the risk of a nuclear accident or incident,” he warned.

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Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

It is urgent to authorize an inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency and to guarantee the withdrawal of all Russian forces

The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, was seized by Russian troops shortly after the start of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.

Since the end of July, the area has been the target of bombing, which Moscow and kyiv blame on each other.

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Ukraine also accuses Russia of using the plant as a base to carry out attacks on areas controlled by kyiv and as an arsenal.

AFP