IAEA: Security situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 'extremely fragile'

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned Thursday of the fragile situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine, which is currently under Russian control, Report informs via Anadolu.

"The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, in particular, continues to be extremely fragile," Rafael Grossi told a UN Security Council meeting.

Zaporizhzhia, Europe's largest and one of the world's 10 biggest nuclear power plants, came under Russia's control soon after the start of the war on February 24, 2022.

Grossi said the plant’s six reactors have been shut down since mid-2022—five of them in cold shutdown and one in hot shutdown.

"But the potential dangers of a major nuclear accident remain very real," he added.