Ukraine - nuclear safety, security and safeguards

Nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine: UK Statement to the

IAEA Board of Governors, March 2026. The Director General’s report
describes an increasingly bleak nuclear safety situation in Ukraine.
Russia’s ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy system remain the driving
cause for this deterioration. As a direct result, Ukraine’s nuclear
facilities now face an unprecedented level of risk far beyond anything
foreseen in their original design or safety planning. These are not
abstract dangers. The report documents repeated damage to the grid
infrastructure nuclear plants rely on to remain safe — power lines,
switching systems, and substations. Agency teams reported grid instability,
the disconnection of multiple power lines, automatic reactor shutdowns, and
forced power reductions across all of Ukraine’s operating nuclear power
plants (NPPs). These attacks strike at the heart of nuclear safety.
Electrical substations and transmission nodes are not peripheral assets;
they are the critical interface that keeps cooling, monitoring and safety
systems powered.

 FCO 5th March 2026 

 https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nuclear-safety-security-and-safeguards-in-ukraine-uk-statement-to-the-iaea-board-of-governors-march-2026