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Posted on August 14, 2022 by beyondnuclearinternational

But war is not the only risk at besieged nuclear plant

By Vladimir Slivyak

(Note: This text below a Deepl translation from the Russian of an opinion piece in the Moscow Times)

A potential worldwide nuclear accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is back on the agenda. The UN and the IAEA, without addressing any of the parties to the conflict directly, are pleading for an end to the shelling of the nuclear plant. According to international media reports, the Russian army has deployed not only troops but also weapons on the territory of the plant.