The Russian army near the largest active nuclear power plant in Ukraine

The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that the Russian military is close to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, the country’s largest unit.

According to the UN-related entity, the six reactors at the Zaporizhia plant are currently safe. The Ukrainian authorities are regularly updating the situation.

The International Atomic Energy Agency, whose director general, Rafael Grossi, once again warned against “any action that might threaten the safety” of nuclear facilities in that country, said Russian forces “worked near the plant, but they did not control it.”

A meeting of the Board of Governors was held next Wednesday in Vienna, the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency, to discuss the “real dangers” posed by the conflict.

Power plants

Ukraine has four operational nuclear power plants, which supply about half of the electricity consumed by the country, and many deposits of radioactive waste, Like the one in ChernobylThe worst nuclear disaster in history occurred in 1986.

Grossi warned that “any incident could have serious consequences for public health and the environment,” stressing the importance of the mobilized teams continuing to operate normally and “could rest.”