{"id":59693,"date":"2026-05-30T21:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iaea-seeks-access-to-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-after-reported-strike\/30\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T01:15:39","slug":"iaea-seeks-access-to-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-after-reported-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iaea-seeks-access-to-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-after-reported-strike\/30\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IAEA seeks access to Ukrainian nuclear plant after reported strike"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it was concerned by a reported drone strike on a machine hall at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in south-eastern Ukraine and had requested access to the site.<\/p>\n
IAEA experts stationed at the plant asked to inspect the affected building, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a post on X on Saturday, adding that it would be the first drone attack on the facility since April 2024 if confirmed.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Moscow-installed management of the plant and Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom, said a drone had struck the turbine hall of reactor unit six.<\/p>\n
They blamed the incident on the Ukrainian military, saying the attack involved a fibre-optic-guided drone. No evidence was provided.<\/p>\n
Ukraine’s military rejected the accusation, describing it in a statement on Telegram as an attempt by Russia at “nuclear blackmail.”<\/p>\n
Zaporizhzhya is Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, with six reactors and a capacity of around 6,000 megawatts.<\/p>\n
Russian forces seized the facility shortly after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. All six reactors have since been shut down for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n