The chances of explosion, nuclear meltdown or radioactive release are low, said Tony Irwin, an honorary associate professor at the Australian National University. Some analysts noted the Zaporizhzhia plant is of a different and safer type to Chernobyl, which was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986. Russia has already captured the defunct Chernobyl plant, 100km north of Kyiv. The US energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said the reactors “are protected by robust containment structures and reactors are being safely shut down”. The US also said their latest information showed no indication of elevated radiation levels at the plant. Ukrainian authorities on Friday morning said the facility was secured and “nuclear safety is now guaranteed”.Įarlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency said the Ukraine regulator told the agency that there was “no change reported in radiation levels at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant site”. Zelenskiy accuses Russia of 'nuclear terrorism' after fire at power plant – video Is there a radiation threat?
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