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UN Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned on Saturday Russia’s largest wave of drone and missile attacks in Ukraine, particularly against the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), endangering nuclear safety.
Guterres, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, stated:
Russia’s latest airstrike on Friday against the ZNPP for the 9th time since the war began had caused the plant’s last external power disconnection, forcing it to rely on 18 emergency diesel generators for more than three hours. Although the external power has been restored, IAEA DG Grossi cautioned that the situation remains unsafe.
Article 56 of the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, to which Russia is a party, prohibits targeting nuclear power plants as military objects unless it supplies electric power “in regular, significant and direct support of military operations,” and the attack is the only available means to halt such support. Recent resolutions passed by the IAEA General Conference, and the UN General Assembly further reiterate Russia’s obligations to refrain from attacking nuclear plants.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power facility in Europe, has become extremely vulnerable since being militarily seized by Russia in 2022. Although its six reactors have been in cold shutdown since 2024, it still relies on one remaining external power line for electricity supply to cool reactor cores. The other nine power lines were disconnected previously due to military activities. The cooling process is essential to prevent overheating and potential radioactive release.
Although there are concerns over potential catastrophic nuclear disaster resulting from the attacks, Antony Froggatt, former Deputy Director at Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House, and Dr Patricia Lewis, former Research Director at the International Security Programme, Chatham House claim that “the impact would likely be nowhere near as severe as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and more likely be similar in scale to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis,” due to the type of reactors used at the ZNPP. Notably, the current Water-Water Energetic Reactors (VVER) utilized at the ZNPP are not moderated by graphite, but by water.
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Guterres, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, stated:
He further called for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine” to achieve “sustainable peace”, in line with international law. Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also warned of the persisting “extremely fragile” situation at the major nuclear power plant.
Russia’s latest airstrike on Friday against the ZNPP for the 9th time since the war began had caused the plant’s last external power disconnection, forcing it to rely on 18 emergency diesel generators for more than three hours. Although the external power has been restored, IAEA DG Grossi cautioned that the situation remains unsafe.
Article 56 of the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, to which Russia is a party, prohibits targeting nuclear power plants as military objects unless it supplies electric power “in regular, significant and direct support of military operations,” and the attack is the only available means to halt such support. Recent resolutions passed by the IAEA General Conference, and the UN General Assembly further reiterate Russia’s obligations to refrain from attacking nuclear plants.
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power facility in Europe, has become extremely vulnerable since being militarily seized by Russia in 2022. Although its six reactors have been in cold shutdown since 2024, it still relies on one remaining external power line for electricity supply to cool reactor cores. The other nine power lines were disconnected previously due to military activities. The cooling process is essential to prevent overheating and potential radioactive release.
Although there are concerns over potential catastrophic nuclear disaster resulting from the attacks, Antony Froggatt, former Deputy Director at Environment and Society Centre, Chatham House, and Dr Patricia Lewis, former Research Director at the International Security Programme, Chatham House claim that “the impact would likely be nowhere near as severe as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and more likely be similar in scale to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis,” due to the type of reactors used at the ZNPP. Notably, the current Water-Water Energetic Reactors (VVER) utilized at the ZNPP are not moderated by graphite, but by water.
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