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Chernobyl campaigner Adi Roche warns of global nuclear threat as power plant attacked in Ukraine

Irish Examiner , 26 Apr 24

The world must face the stark reality of a looming global nuclear threat following fresh drone strikes near the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine, Chernobyl campaigner Adi Roche has warned.

“It is a nightmare scenario,” Ms Roche said on the eve of UN Chernobyl remembrance day on Friday which recalls the horror of the 1986 nuclear disaster.

But that tragedy could pale into insignificance if Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, is damaged by or as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she said.

“We have never had a situation in any war where something like this has happened. This war has changed the face of warfare,” she said.

“Putin is weaponising nuclear power facilities.

“The world was shocked by the scale of Chernobyl’s impact but I don’t think we even have a model for what might happen if there’s an incident at Zaporizhzhia.

“We are looking down the barrel of loaded gun and one of these days, our luck is going to run out.” 

Drone strikes

Drone strikes were reported near the plant again on April 7 in what was the first direct military action against the plant since November 2022, when Russia assumed control of the facility.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors deployed to monitor the site reported three drone impacts, none of which damaged critical nuclear safety or security systems.

But Russia has recently announced plans to restart the plant, greatly increasing the danger of a nuclear accident…………………………..  https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-41381947.html

April 27, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Ukraine