No Radiation Released in Fire at Ukraine Nuclear Plant – By Rob Quinn (Newser) / March 4, 2022
Russian force are now in control of Zaporizhzhya facility, authorities say
(NEWSER) – The fire is out at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant hit by Russian shelling—but the invading forces have now seized control of Zaporizhzhya facility, authorities say. “Russian forces are controlling the administrative building and passage into the plant,” Energoatom, the Ukrainian state firm that runs the plant, said in a Telegram message Friday, per NPR. “Our employees are still inside, ensuring the stable operation of nuclear facilities. Radiation levels are normal.” The company said three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the fight for control of the plant. More:
- World leaders condemn attack on plant. Western leaders strongly condemned the attack on Europe’s largest nuclear plant, the BBC reports. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that the “reckless” attack could “directly threaten the safety of all of Europe.”
- “Projectile” hit training center. Initial reports said a reactor not currently in use had caught fire, but later statements from officials referred only to a fire at a training center at the plant that had injured two people per the AP. International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said a “projectile” hit a building that “was not part of the reactor.”
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