7 August 2022 at 12:11 Ukraine: Danger of nuclear disaster – DSA is following the situation closely A worker at the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in Ukraine was injured on Sunday, according to the state nuclear power company Energoatom. This is reported by the Reuters news agency. The nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya is the largest in Europe. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Saturday that there is a danger of a nuclear disaster after parts of the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya have been destroyed by military attacks. – I am extremely concerned about the attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and it underlines the risk of a nuclear disaster that could threaten the public and the environment in Ukraine and outside Ukraine, said Rafael Mariano Grossi. The Directorate for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety says that Norwegian authorities are following the situation closely. – We should not be safe, but we must follow closely. We also do that from the authorities’ side, says section chief Øyvind Selnæs to news. He says that the situation around the facility is serious. – This is not a facility that was built to be in a war zone. It is the first time we have seen such nuclear power plants affected by war in this way. It is important to follow. We take this very seriously, he states.
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