UKRAINE/NUCLEAR - Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant out of control IAEA - Analysis
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AP has reported that Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear installation in the southeastern city of Enerhodar in the Ukraine; Europe´s largest nuclear power plant, is "out of control" since it was stormed by the Russian army. He also issued a stark warning that the situation was worsening on a daily basis.
He urged Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to visit the sprawling complex to stabilize the situation and avoid a nuclear accident.
The director-general said in the interview that “Every principle of nuclear safety has been violated” at the plant, he said. “What is at stake is extremely serious and extremely grave and dangerous.” He cited a catalogue of violations of the plant’s safety, adding that it is “in a place where active war is ongoing,” near Russian-controlled territory.
Meanwhile the UN have said that Nuclear-Weapon States Have Special Responsibility to Advance Non-Proliferation, Disarmament.
States that possess nuclear weapons have a particular responsibility to advance nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, speakers at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons stressed today, as many delegates also highlighted the need to address the obstacles hindering the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East.
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