UN Nuclear Watchdog Warns on Ukraine Plant After Power Failure

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.
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By Patrick Donahue

October 4, 2024 at 5:58 AM UTC

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The United Nations atomic watchdog reinforced warnings on safety risks in Russia’s war on Ukraine after Europe’s largest nuclear power plant lost a back-up power link for 36 hours earlier this week.

The International Atomic Energy Agency said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine lost supply from its only remaining back-up power line before it was restored late Wednesday.