IAEA Chief to Assess Safety of Ukraine's Largest Nuclear Plant Amidst War and Dam Breach

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Moreno Grossi, has warned that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which is controlled by Russia, is facing a "relatively dangerous situation" after a dam burst last week. The dam helped keep water in a reservoir that cools the plant's reactors. Grossi said the level of the reservoir that feeds the plant is dropping "quite steadily" but that it didn't represent an "immediate danger." The plant has been repeatedly in the crossfire since Russia launched its war on Ukraine in February 2022 and seized the facility shortly after.