Overview

• IAEA Director Rafael Grossi said the dangers to Ukraine’s nuclear safety remain very real and omnipresent after recent Russian attacks.
• During Grossi’s June 3 visit, expert teams in Kyiv sheltered three times amid the most intense air raid alerts since late last year.
• Europe’s largest reactor at Zaporizhzhia has been under Russian control and offline for safety since March 2022, and Kyiv denounces any restart without its consent.
• Ukraine generates over half of its electricity from nuclear power, making plant security vital to the country’s energy stability.
• Grossi stressed that a permanent IAEA presence is essential both to avert a severe nuclear accident and to support future energy infrastructure reconstruction.