The fight for control of Europe's largest nuclear plant is a proxy for the larger war as Ukraine seeks to oust occupying Russian forces and Moscow aims to annex the area.
KYIV, Ukraine — Workers at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant reconnected it to the country’s electricity grid on Friday, restoring a flow of electricity to neighboring cities and paving the way for a visit next week by the United Nation’s atomic watchdog.The repairs to restore energy transmission at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant eased fears, at least temporarily, of a potentially disastrous breakdown that experts said could result from a prolonged disruption.
The giant nuclear plant, which is the largest in Europe and is located in territory currently occupied by Russian forces, has become a source of acute worry over a potential civilian disaster but also a pawn in the military conflict, a six-month war in which Russia is seeking to seize Ukrainian land.
Russia, which has been laying groundwork for a staged referendum and planned annexation of the region, wants the international inspectors to observe a nuclear facility that the Kremlin claims is functioning safely due to the presence of Russian troops.Chernobyl scenario ” — a somewhat ironic position given that Moscow was in charge when the Chernobyl reactor meltdown occurred in 1986.
Kyiv wants the International Atomic Energy Agency visit to highlight the dangers of Russia’s continued occupation of the facility, which temporarily lost power on Thursday after fires damaged its last functioning transmission line.“The IAEA and other international organizations must act much faster than they’re acting now,” Zelensky said in an address on Thursday. “Because every minute the Russian troops stay at the nuclear power plant is a risk of a global radiation disaster.
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