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Nuclear Watchdog Expressing Concern For Water Supply At Major Nuclear Plant

A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from the bank of Kakhovka Reservoir near the town of Nikopol after the Nova Kakhovka dam breached, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 9, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

Overview

  • The International Atomic Energy Agency needs access to the area around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to ensure its safety after nearby dam destruction threatened the facility's water supply.
  • The IAEA director general said experts must determine why measurements of the reservoir height differ significantly.
  • The IAEA director general will visit the plant, Europe's largest, in the coming days and meet with officials in Kyiv.
  • Officials said there's no immediate risk of meltdown despite low water levels in the reservoir supplying the plant.
  • The plant has been a major concern given its location near conflict lines.