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Thursday, March 3, 2022
IAEA warns of severe danger if reactors hit; official says radiation levels normal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe International Atomic Energy Association is warning of “severe danger” if reactors at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant are hit by ongoing fighting there.
IAEA head Rafael Grossi has spoken to Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmygal and nuclear officials in the country about the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
IAEA Director General @RafaelMGrossi speaks with #Ukraine PM Denys Shmygal and with Ukrainian nuclear regulator and operator about serious situation at #Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, appeals for halt of use of force and warns of severe danger if reactors hit.
— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) March 4, 2022
The country’s emergency services says on Telegram that only one reactor of six in the plant is currently online.
It says radiation there remains within normal limits.
Smoke continues to billow from a building in a live video from the site, but flames are no longer seen.
An analysis of the video shows the reactors to be offscreen behind the camera. The building on fire can be seen to the left in this Google street view image from 2015, with the reactors off to the right.
The Times of Israel Community.