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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Worker Killed in Drone Attack, IAEA Says
A drone attack killed a worker at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Monday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. The agency warned that attacks on plant staff further endanger nuclear safety during the war.
A worker at the nearby Zaporizhzhia thermal power station was also killed in a drone attack that day. The IAEA said a nuclear plant employee was killed in a similar attack in late October and called for all attacks on nuclear workers to stop. Russian forces seized the European Union’s largest nuclear facility in March 2022; its six reactors have been shut down since that year, and IAEA teams have remained on site since September 2022.
In short
- A drone attack killed a worker at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
- A worker at a nearby thermal power station was also killed.
- The IAEA says attacks threaten nuclear safety.
Explained simply
Zaporizhzhia is a large nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine, near the front line in Russia’s war against the country. Russian forces took control of it in March 2022; its six reactors have been shut down since that year.
The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, is the United Nations body that monitors nuclear safety. Its teams have been at the plant since September 2022, keeping watch on conditions and reporting concerns.
Even with its reactors shut down, the plant needs staff and reliable systems to keep it safe. Fighting near the site can put workers and those systems at risk, raising concerns about nuclear safety during the war.